کاہدا

Punjabi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: kā́dā IPA^(key): /käː˦.d̪äː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Pronoun

کاہدا • (kāhdā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕਾਹਦਾ)

1. (interrogative) of what; what for
2. what kind

Declension

Declension of کاہدا
dir. sg.	کاہدا (kāhdā)
dir. pl.	کاہدے (kāhde)
	singular	plural
direct	کاہدا (kāhdā)	کاہدے (kāhde)
oblique	کاہدے (kāhde)	کاہدیْاں (kāhdiyāṉ)
vocative	کاہدیْا (kāhdiyā)	کاہدیو (kāhdeyo)
ablative	کاہدیوں (kāhdeyoṉ)	کاہدیْاں (kāhdiyāṉ)
locative	–	کاہدِیں (kāhdīṉ)
instrumental	کاہدے (kāhde)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کاہدا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “کاہدا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025