Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कदापि (kadāpi), the result of sandhi between कदा (kadā, when) and अपि (api, also, besides).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.d̪ɑː.piː/, [kɐ.d̪äː.piː]

Adverb

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कदापि (kadāpi) (Urdu spelling کداپي)

  1. (literary, formal) ever
    Synonyms: कभी (kabhī), हरगिज़ (hargiz)
    कदापि नहींkadāpi nahī̃never

References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कदापि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House