Ka·li (kä l )n. Hinduism One of the manifestations and cult titles of the wife of Shiva and mother goddess Devi, especially in her malevolent role as a goddess of death and destruction, depicted as black, red-eyed, blood-stained, and wearing a necklace of skulls. [Sanskrit K  l , from kl, feminine of kla-, dark, of Dravidian origin; akin to Kannada k u, black, blackness.] |
kali [ˈkælɪ ˈkeɪ-]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for saltwort1
Kali [ˈkɑːlɪ]
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(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) the Hindu goddess of destruction, consort of Siva. Her cult was characterized by savagery and cannibalism
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| Noun | 1. |  kali - bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash |
| 2. | Kali - wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black" |
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