See also: কাছে

Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit কিংচিদ্ (kiṃcid, anything). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠤꠍꠥ (kisú), ꠇꠤꠌ꠆ꠍꠥ (kiccú); Bengali কিছু (kichu); Hindustani کچھ / कुछ (kuch), Odia କିଛି (kichi).

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Adjective

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কিছু (kisu)

  1. some, a little, a few
    Synonym: (more common) অলপ (olop)
    কিছু সময় ইয়াতে কটাই ল‌ওঁ
    kisu xomoy iate kotai lo‌ü̃.
    I think I should spend some time here.
    (literally, “I take spending some time here (empathic).”)

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀼, 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺 (*kiṃchu, kiṃchi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci) with emphatic *𑀳𑀼, *𑀳𑀺 (*hu, *hi), from Sanskrit किंचिद् (kiṃcid). Cognate with Odia କିଛି (kichi).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kit͡ʃʰu/, [ˈkit͡ʃʰuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kitɕʰu/, [ˈkitɕʰuˑ]
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  • Hyphenation: কি‧ছু

Pronoun

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কিছু (kichu)

  1. anything, something
    কিছু হলেই আমাকে জানাবি!
    kichu holei amake janabi!
    Let me know if anything happens!

Adjective

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কিছু (kichu) (comparative আরও কিছু, superlative সবচেয়ে কিছু)

  1. some; a small number or amount
    সেখানে কিছু ছোট দোকান আছে।
    sekhane kichu chōṭo dōkan ache.
    There's some small stores there.

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