Bagheli

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

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का ()

  1. what

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː/, [käː]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Hindi का (), कौ (kau), केरा (kerā), कर (kara),[1] from Apabhramsa केर (kera) from Prakrit केर (kera), which could be used in conjunction with the genitive case to indicate relation or possession.[2] Ultimately from Sanskrit कार्य (kāryá, to be done), whence also काज (kāj, task) and कार्य (kārya, work). Related to the -रा (-rā) suffix in मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc. Cognate with Nepali -को (-ko), Gujarati કેરું (kerũ), Romani kero, and Old Awadhi केर (kera) / के (ke). See Prakrit केर (kera) for more.

Alternatively, from another derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, to do), like कृत (kṛta, done). Dasa also suggests -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

Postposition

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का () (Urdu spelling کا)[3][4][5]

  1. marks the genitive case: -'s, of, belonging to
    राम का भाईrām bhāīRam's brother
    उसका दोस्तus dosthis friend
    सोनिया की घड़ीsoniyā ghaṛīSoniya's watch
  2. part of, originating from
    हाथ की उंगलीhāth uṅglīfinger of the hand
    संतरे का रसsantre rasorange juice (literally, “juice of orange”)
  3. made of, consisting of
    लोहे की तलवारlohe talvāran iron sword
  4. worth, useful
    क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?
    kyā yah koī kahne bāt hai?
    Is this something that is worth saying?
  5. (colloquial) marks the prospective case
    वह नहीं कहने काvah nahī̃ kahne .He's not going to talk.
  6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरानke daurānduring
    की तरफ़kī taraffacing
Usage notes
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  • का is a possessive postposition in Hindi to show relationships with people and things, and in many cases it can be translated as a Saxon genitive, as possession would be used in English.
  • Some pronoun genitive forms change का into रा, e.x. मेरा (merā, my).
  • It also forms a large number of compound postpositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, with), के पीछे (ke pīche, behind), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, facing), etc.
Declension
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Declension of का (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct का
के
ke
की
की
oblique के
ke
के
ke
की
की
vocative के
ke
के
ke
की
की

Etymology 2

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Compare क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

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का ()[3]

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

References

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  1. ^ Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC
  2. ^ Masica, Colin P. (1993) The Indo-Aryan Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 243
  3. 3.0 3.1 McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  4. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  5. ^ Bahri, Hardev (1989) “का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka/
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Adverb

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का ()

  1. why
    Synonyms: कशाने (kaśāne), कशामुळे (kaśāmuḷe)
    हे तू का केलेस?
    he tū keles?
    Why did you do this?

Conjunction

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का ()

  1. or

Particle

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का ()

  1. final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
    तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?
    tumhī dillīce ?
    Are you from Delhi?

See also

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References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “का”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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का f

  1. Devanagari script form of (who (f.))

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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का ()

  1. (interrogative) inflection of किम् (kim, who):
    1. nominative singular feminine
    2. sandhi form of nominative/accusative plural feminine

Sheshi Kham

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n.

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Noun

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का (transliteration needed)

  1. dog

Yamphu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ka.

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Pronoun

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का ()

  1. I, me

References

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  • का”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.