BagheliEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronounEdit

का ()

  1. what

HindiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From a derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, to do), likely कृत (kṛta, done) or कार्य (kārya, to be done). Dasa also suggests -क (-ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ ().

PronunciationEdit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː/, [käː]

PostpositionEdit

का () (Urdu spelling کا‎)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
    राम का भाईrām bhāīRam's brother
    उसका दोस्तus dosthis friend
    सोनिया की घड़ीsoniyā ghaṛīSoniya's watch.
  2. part of, from
    संतरे का रस
    santre ras
    orange juice
    (literally, “juice from orange”)
    हाथ की उंगलीhāth uṅglīfinger of the hand.
  3. made of, consisting of
    लोहे का तलवार
    lohe talvār
    an 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 का
    vah nahī̃ kahne .
    He's not going to talk.
  6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरानke daurānduring
    की तरफ़kī taraffacing

Usage notesEdit

  • 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.

DeclensionEdit

PronounEdit

का ()

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

TranslationsEdit

Further readingEdit

MarathiEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ka/
  • (file)

AdverbEdit

का ()

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

ConjunctionEdit

का ()

  1. or

ParticleEdit

का ()

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

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

PaliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronounEdit

का f

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

DeclensionEdit

Sheshi KhamEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

का

  1. dog

YamphuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

का ()

  1. I, me

ReferencesEdit

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