What is the meaning of the word kalam in Hindi?

Answer 1

"Kalam" in Hindi is a pen, though in last few decades as the word pen has gained wider acceptance in Hindi and has come to be commonly used for a ball-pen or a fountain pen, "kalam"is being used rarely and that too to mean a traditional dip (in the ink) and write kind of pen.

One needs to carefully distinguish "kalam" from "Kalaam", which are often spelled similarly, though there meaning and pronunciation differ. Kalaam is pronounced with a stretched "la" and stress on second "a" as in "Salaam". It is derived from kalam and means the writings penned by or verses created by an author or a poet. It is also a become a well known surname ever since India had a President with the same surname.

Answer 2

In Hindi, the word "kalam" typically means pen or writing instrument, derived from Arabic. It is often used to refer to a pen specifically used for calligraphy or writing in general.