English Explanatory Dictionary

kalpa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌlpə/ /ˈkælpə/

Word forms

kalpa kalpas calpa

Etymology

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

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