kalpa

[kuhl-puh]

noun

Hinduism.

1. a thousand cycles of Maha Yugas.

kalpa

/ ˈkælpə /

noun

1. (in Hindu cosmology) a period in which the universe experiences a cycle of creation and destruction

Word History and Origins

Origin of kalpa¹

Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1785–95

Word History and Origins

Origin of kalpa¹

C18: Sanskrit

Example Sentences

And prior to that, ice hockey fans will be travelling to the nearby SSE Arena to watch the Belfast Giants play Finnish side, KalPa Kuopio.

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The government has said he will be cremated with full state honours at his village in Kalpa.

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"We are therefore at liberty to exercise our right to withdraw our labour forthwith," Murithi Nyagah, the general secretary of KALPA, said in a statement.

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The Finnish scorer netted 39 goals in Naisten Liiga with KalPa, which was 20 more than the next-highest goal scorer.

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“Two friends from college tore me apart,” said Ms. Kalpa, 31, as she ate her lunch across from the courthouse.

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