कैसा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कैसन (kaisan) – dialectal
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कइस (kaïsa), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa), from Sanskrit कीदृश (kīdṛśa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɛː.sɑː/, [kɛː.s̪äː]
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Adjective
कैसा • (kaisā) (Urdu spelling کیسا)
- how
- आप कैसे हैं? ― āp kaise ha͠i? ― How are you?
- what type
- वह कैसा आदमी है? ― vah kaisā ādmī hai? ― What kind of man is he?
Declension
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “कैसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kīdr̥śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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