क्या
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what, which”). Compare Punjabi ਕੀ (kī), Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Marathi की (kī), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki). Compare Kashmiri کیاہ (kyah).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kjɑː/, [kjäː]
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Usage notes
In this usage, it does not have a direct translation as a word in English, it simply makes a statement into a question.
- Example:
Pronoun
क्या • (kyā) m or f (Urdu spelling کیا)
Declension
Pronoun declension of क्या
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | क्या kyā |
क्या kyā |
| indirect | किस kis |
किन kin |
| ergative | किसने kisne |
किन्होंने kinhõne |
| genitive | किसका kiskā |
किनका kinkā |
| dative | किसे, किसको kise, kisko |
किनको, किनको kinko, kinko |
| instrumental/ablative | किससे kisse |
किनसे kinse |
| inessive | किसमें kismẽ |
किनमें kinmẽ |
| adessive | किसपे, किसपर kispe, kispar |
किनपे, किनपर kinpe, kinpar |
| terminative | किसतक kistak |
किनतक kintak |
| semblative | किससा kissā |
किनसा kinsā |
Related terms
- कौन (kaun)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “क्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “क्या”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kím”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “क्या”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
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