KÄlá (Sanskrit: काल, IPA: [kÉ‘ËˈlÉ™]) (Tamil: காலமà¯/ˈ/ ( listen) kaalam or kaala) is a word used in Sanskrit to mean "time". ... It is also the name of a deity in which sense it is not always distinguishable from kÄla meaning "black". It is often used as one of the various names or forms of Yama.