कहा

See also: कहाँ, कोह, केही, and कह

Braj

Etymology

From Sanskrit कः (kaḥ). Equivalent to Hindi क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

कहा (kahā)

1. what?
2. how; why?

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɦɑː/, [kɐ.ɦäː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸 (kahā), from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Noun

कहा • (kahā) m (Urdu spelling کَہَا)

1. word, advice
2. claim

   मेरा कहा सही साबित होने वाला है।

   merā kahā sahī sābit hone vālā hai.

   My claim is about to be proven.

Declension

Declension of कहा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कहा kahā	कहे kahe
oblique	कहे kahe	कहों kahõ
vocative	कहे kahe	कहो kaho

Etymology 2

Verb

कहा • (kahā)

1. inflection of कहना (kahnā):
   1. direct masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative: said, called

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कहा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कहा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “कहा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.