ҡайҙан

From *qaydan "from where", from Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative particle”). -dan is an ablative case formant.

Cognate with Tatar кайдан (qaydan), Kazakh қайдан (qaidan), Kyrgyz кайдан (kaydan), Shor қайдаң, Khakas хайданъ (xaydanʺ, “from where”), etc.

• IPA^(key): [ˈqɑjðɑn]
• Hyphenation: ҡай‧ҙан

ҡайҙан • (qayðan)

1. (interrogative, relative) from where, whence
2. (interrogative, relative) where

   Бынау заманда алтын ҡуллы шәп ирҙе ҡайҙан таптың?

   Bınaw zamanda altın qullı şäp irðe qayðan taptıŋ?

   Where did you find (such) a neat-handed, wonderful husband these days?

3. (interrogative, relative) how (with verbs of knowledge)

• ҡайҙа (qayða, “where at; where to”)