हो

See also: हों

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)

Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi)

Old Hindi होइ (hoi)

Hindi हो (ho)

Inherited from Old Hindi होइ (hoi), from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦoː/

Verb

हो • (ho) (Urdu spelling ہو)

1. inflection of होना (honā, “to be”):
   1. stem
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   4. second-person plural present subjunctive
   5. second-person singular present imperative

Konkani

Pronoun

हो • (ho) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. he (proximal)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘻 (ho), 𑘮𑘰𑘽 (hāṃ), from Sanskrit आम् (ām, “yes”). Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃). Doublet of होय (hoy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦo/

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Interjection

हो • (ho)

1. yes

   Antonym: नाही (nāhī)

   हो, मी भारतीय आहे.

   ho, mī bhārtīy āhe.

   Yes, I am Indian.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हो”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ām”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦo]
• Phonetic Devanagari: हो

Interjection

हो • (ho)

1. yes

Verb

हो • (ho)

1. third-person singular low-respect defining present of हुनु (hunu)