kalpa

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UK/ˈkʌlpə/UK/ˈkælpə/

noun

A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).

OriginSanskrit कल्प →
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Meanings

nounkalpa (plural kalpas)

plural kalpas · alternative calpa

  1. HinduismBuddhismA period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).

Origin

  1. Sanskritकल्प
  2. Englishkalpa

From Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa, literally “formation”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 劫
  • 劫 (gip³)time period
Chinese Mandarin 劫, 元
  • 劫 (jié)time period
  • 元 (yuán)time period
Japanese 劫, 劫
  • 劫 (kō)time period
  • 劫 (gō)time period
Korean 겁
  • 겁 (geop)time period
Polish kalpa
  • kalpatime period
Thai กัป, กัลป์
  • กัป (gàp)time period
  • กัลป์ (gan)time period
Vietnamese kiếp
  • kiếptime period

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kalpa

SapulpaculpaTegucigalpacatalpatalpaMatagalpaPucallpatulpa
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Sounds the same

culpa

Anagrams

Palkapalakklapa
Cite this entry
APA

kalpa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalpa

MLA

“kalpa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalpa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kalpa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalpa.

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