का

Bagheli

Etymology

From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

का (kā)

  1. what

Hindi

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, “to do”), likely कृत (kṛta, “done”) or कार्य (kārya, “to be done”). Dasa also suggests -क (-ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ (dā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː/, [käː]

Postposition

का • (kā) (Urdu spelling کا‎)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
    राम का भाई ― rām kā bhāī ― Ram's brother
    उसका दोस्त ― uskā dost ― his friend
    सोनिया की घड़ी ― soniyā kī ghaṛī ― Soniya's watch.
  2. part of, from
    संतरे का रस
    santre kā ras
    orange juice
    (literally, “juice from orange”)
    हाथ की उंगली ― hāth kī uṅglī ― finger of the hand.
  3. made of, consisting of
    लोहे का तलवार
    lohe kā talvār
    an iron sword
  4. worth, useful
    क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?
    kyā yah koī kahne kī bāt hai?
    Is this something that is worth saying?
  5. (colloquial) marks the prospective case
    वह नहीं कहने का।
    vah nahī̃ kahne kā.
    He's not going to talk.
  6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरान ― ke daurān ― during
    की तरफ़ ― kī taraf ― facing

Usage notes
  • का is a possessive postposition in Hindi to show relationships with people and things, and in many cases it can be translated as a Saxon genitive, as possession would be used in English.
  • Some pronoun genitive forms change का into रा, e.x. मेरा (merā, “my”).
  • It also forms a large number of compound postpositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, “with”), के पीछे (ke pīche, “behind”), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, “facing”), etc.

Declension
Declension of का (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct का
kā		 के
ke		 की
kī		 की
kī
oblique के
ke		 के
ke		 की
kī		 की
kī
vocative के
ke		 के
ke		 की
kī		 की
kī

Pronoun

का • (kā)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

Translations

Further reading

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka/
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Adverb

का • (kā)

  1. why
    हे तू का केलेस?
    he tū kā keles?
    Why did you do this?
    Synonyms: कशाने (kaśāne), कशामुळे (kaśāmuḷe)

Conjunction

का • (kā)

  1. or

Particle

का • (kā)

  1. final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
    तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?
    tumhī dillīce kā?
    Are you from Delhi?

See also

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “का”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Pronoun

का f

  1. Devanagari script form of kā (“who (f.)”)

Declension
Declension table of "का" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)का (kā)कायो (kāyo) or का (kā)
Accusative (second)कं (kaṃ)कायो (kāyo) or का (kā)
Instrumental (third)काय (kāya)काहि (kāhi) or काभि (kābhi)
Dative (fourth)काय (kāya) or कस्सा (kassā)कासं (kāsaṃ) or कासानं (kāsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)काय (kāya)काहि (kāhi) or काभि (kābhi)
Genitive (sixth)काय (kāya) or कस्सा (kassā)कासं (kāsaṃ) or कासानं (kāsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)काय (kāya) or कायं (kāyaṃ)कासु (kāsu)

Sheshi Kham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɐ/

Noun

का

  1. dog

Yamphu

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

का (kā)

  1. I, me

References
  • “का”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.
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