کلیان

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa).

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kəl.jɑːn/

کَلْیان • (kalyān) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling कल्याण) (rare)

1. fortunate, blessed

کَلْیان • (kalyān) m (Hindi spelling कल्याण)

1. (music) kalyan (a thaat in classical Hindustani music)
2. (rare) fulfilment, prosperity

   Synonyms: بَرْکَت (barkat), بَخْت (baxt), فَلاح (falāh), بَھلائی (bhalāī)

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