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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कदापि (kadāpi), the result of sandhi between कदा (kadā, “when”) and अपि (api, “also, besides”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.d̪ɑː.piː/,
Adverb
कदापि • (kadāpi) (Urdu spelling کداپي)
- (literary, formal) ever
- Synonyms: कभी (kabhī), हरगिज़ (hargiz)
- कदापि नहीं ― kadāpi nahī̃ ― never
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कदापि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House