# kalpa
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkælpə/

### Noun

kalpa (plural kalpas)
* (Hinduism, Buddhism) A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Palka, klapa, palak

## Finnish
### Etymology

Unknown. Possible, but unlikely, is a connection with the homonym kalpa (“piece of wood put on an animal's neck to prevent it from running through a fence, poke”), which is likely of Germanic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑlpɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝lpɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
* Hyphenation: kal‧pa

### Noun

kalpa
* a triple-edged thrusting sword, similar to a rapier or smallsword
* (poetic) sword (in general)
    Synonym: miekka
** 1917, “Jääkärimarssi”, Heikki Nurmio (lyrics), Jean Sibelius (music):Syvä iskumme on, viha voittamaton, meill’ armoa ei kotimaata. Koko onnemme kalpamme kärjessä on, ei rintamme heltyä saata.Our blow is deep, our wrath invincible, we have no mercy, no homeland Our fortune lies at the tips of our swords, our hearts shall not relent.
* (fencing) epee

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kalpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kalpani
kalpani
accusative
nom.
kalpani
kalpani
gen.
kalpani
genitive
kalpani
kalpojeni kalpaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kalpaani
kalpojani
inessive
kalvassani
kalvoissani
elative
kalvastani
kalvoistani
illative
kalpaani
kalpoihini
adessive
kalvallani
kalvoillani
ablative
kalvaltani
kalvoiltani
allative
kalvalleni
kalvoilleni
essive
kalpanani
kalpoinani
translative
kalvakseni
kalvoikseni
abessive
kalvattani
kalvoittani
instructive
comitative
—kalpoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kalpasi
kalpasi
accusative
nom.
kalpasi
kalpasi
gen.
kalpasi
genitive
kalpasi
kalpojesi kalpaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kalpaasi
kalpojasi
inessive
kalvassasi
kalvoissasi
elative
kalvastasi
kalvoistasi
illative
kalpaasi
kalpoihisi
adessive
kalvallasi
kalvoillasi
ablative
kalvaltasi
kalvoiltasi
allative
kalvallesi
kalvoillesi
essive
kalpanasi
kalpoinasi
translative
kalvaksesi
kalvoiksesi
abessive
kalvattasi
kalvoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kalpoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kalpamme
kalpamme
accusative
nom.
kalpamme
kalpamme
gen.
kalpamme
genitive
kalpamme
kalpojemme kalpaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kalpaamme
kalpojamme
inessive
kalvassamme
kalvoissamme
elative
kalvastamme
kalvoistamme
illative
kalpaamme
kalpoihimme
adessive
kalvallamme
kalvoillamme
ablative
kalvaltamme
kalvoiltamme
allative
kalvallemme
kalvoillemme
essive
kalpanamme
kalpoinamme
translative
kalvaksemme
kalvoiksemme
abessive
kalvattamme
kalvoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kalpoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kalpanne
kalpanne
accusative
nom.
kalpanne
kalpanne
gen.
kalpanne
genitive
kalpanne
kalpojenne kalpainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kalpaanne
kalpojanne
inessive
kalvassanne
kalvoissanne
elative
kalvastanne
kalvoistanne
illative
kalpaanne
kalpoihinne
adessive
kalvallanne
kalvoillanne
ablative
kalvaltanne
kalvoiltanne
allative
kalvallenne
kalvoillenne
essive
kalpananne
kalpoinanne
translative
kalvaksenne
kalvoiksenne
abessive
kalvattanne
kalvoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kalpoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kalpansa
kalpansa
accusative
nom.
kalpansa
kalpansa
gen.
kalpansa
genitive
kalpansa
kalpojensa kalpainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kalpaansa
kalpojaan kalpojansa
inessive
kalvassaan kalvassansa
kalvoissaan kalvoissansa
elative
kalvastaan kalvastansa
kalvoistaan kalvoistansa
illative
kalpaansa
kalpoihinsa
adessive
kalvallaan kalvallansa
kalvoillaan kalvoillansa
ablative
kalvaltaan kalvaltansa
kalvoiltaan kalvoiltansa
allative
kalvalleen kalvallensa
kalvoilleen kalvoillensa
essive
kalpanaan kalpanansa
kalpoinaan kalpoinansa
translative
kalvakseen kalvaksensa
kalvoikseen kalvoiksensa
abessive
kalvattaan kalvattansa
kalvoittaan kalvoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kalpoineen kalpoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kalpamiekkailija
* kalpamiekkailu
* kalparitari
* kalparitaristo
* kalpaveljekset

### Further reading

* “kalpa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Latvian
### Noun

kalpa m
* genitive singular of kalps