ਕਿਉਂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Perhaps from ਕੀ (kī, “what?”). Compare Hindi क्यों (kyõ).

Adverb

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ)

1. why

Interjection

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ)

1. what say you? how now?

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਿਉਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.