Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalpa

/ˈkʌlpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: kalpa
IPA: /ˈkʌlpə/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: कल्प

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌlpə/
British English: /ˈkʌlpə/

Inflected Forms

kalpas (plural) calpa (alternative)

Homonyms

culpa

Rhymes With

culpa sapulpa tulpa tegucigalpa catalpa talpa matagalpa pucallpa salpa

Questions

How do you pronounce kalpa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌlpə/.
What does kalpa mean?: A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).
Where does kalpa come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce kalpa

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