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{{also|अकाले|अंकल|अकेला|अकेली|अकेले|अकल|अक़्ल}}
==Hindi==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|hi|sa|अकाल}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{hi-IPA}}
* {{audio|hi|LL-Q1568 (hin)-AryamanA-अकाल.wav}}

===Noun===
{{hi-noun|g=m|ur=اکال}}

# [[famine]]; [[scarcity]]
#: {{uxa|hi|देश में बहुत भयानक '''अकाल''' पड़ा है।|There is a terrible '''famine''' happening in the nation.}}
# an [[inopportune]] [[time]]
# {{lb|hi|Sikhism}} timeless

====Declension====
{{hi-ndecl|<M>}}

===Adjective===
{{hi-adj|ur=اکال|ind=1}}

# [[untimely]], [[unseasonable]], [[inopportune]], [[premature]]

====See also====
* {{l|hi|काल}}

===References===
* {{R:hi:McGregor}}

==Sanskrit==

===Alternative forms===
{{sa-alt}}

===Etymology===
From {{af|sa|अ-|काल|t1=[[not]]|t2=[[time]]}}, literally, not the right time.

===Pronunciation===
* {{sa-IPA}}

===Adjective===
{{sa-adj}}

# [[unseasonable]]

====Declension====
{{sa-decl-adj-mfn|अकाल|अकाला|अकाल}}

===Noun===
{{sa-noun|g=m}}

# a wrong or bad time

====Declension====
{{sa-decl-noun-m}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pra-sau|𑀅𑀕𑀸𑀮}}
** {{desc|hi|काल}}
** {{desc|ur|کال|tr=kāl}}
* {{desc|te|అకాలము}}
* {{desc|hi|अकाल}}
* {{desc|ur|اکال|tr=akāl}}