कहना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
कहना (kahnā)
कहलाना (kahlānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺 (kadhedi), from Sanskrit कथयति (katháyati). Cognate with Bengali কহা (koha)/কওয়া (kôoẇa) and Assamese কোৱা (küa), Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kəɦ.nɑː/, [kɛɦ.n̪äː]
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Verb

कहना (kahnā) (Urdu spelling کہنا)

  1. to say Template:+pos
    वह उसको क्या कहने वाला है?
    vah usko kyā kahne vālā hai?
    What is he about to say to him?
  2. to speak
  3. to tell

Conjugation

Noun

कहना (kahnā) m

  1. utterance, remark
    उसका कहना है कि ...uskā kahnā hai ki ...he remarked that ... (literally, “his remark was that ...”)
  2. order, command

Declension

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