Hindi

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Hindi verb set
कहना (kahnā)
कहाना (kahānā)
कहलाना (kahlānā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺 (kadhedi), from Sanskrit कथयति (katháyati). Cognate with Bengali কহা (koha)/কওয়া (kôoẇa) and Assamese কোৱা (küa), Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəɦ.nɑː/, [kɛʱ.näː]
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Verb

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कहना (kahnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کہنا)

  1. to say [with को (ko) ‘to’]
    वह उसको क्या कहने वाला है?
    vah usko kyā kahne vālā hai?
    What is he about to say to him?
  2. to speak
  3. to tell

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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कहना (kahnām

  1. utterance, remark
    उसका कहना है कि ...
    uskā kahnā hai ki ...
    he remarked that ...
    (literally, “his remark was that ...”)
  2. order, command

Declension

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References

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