क्या

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, what, which). Compare Punjabi ਕੀ (), Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Marathi की (), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki) or Kashmiri کیاہ (kyah).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kjɑː/,
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Particle

क्या (kyā) (Urdu spelling کیا)

  1. initial interrogative particle
    क्या आप कुछ पीएँगे?
    kyā āp kuch pīeṅge?
    Would you like anything to drink?

Usage notes

In this usage, it does not have a direct translation as a word in English, it simply makes a statement into a question.

Example:
क्या आप यहाँ रहते हैं?
kyā āp yahā̃ rahte ha͠i?
Do you live here?" or " You here living are?" in literal order.

Pronoun

क्या (kyām or f (Urdu spelling کیا)

  1. (interrogative) what?
    आम का दाम क्या है?
    ām kā dām kyā hai?
    What is the price of mangoes?
    क्या हुआ?kyā huā?What happened?
  2. (rhetorical) such, what, how
    क्या गाता है यह!
    kyā gātā hai yah!
    Such he sings!
    क्या जानेkyā jānewho knows
  3. used after a noun or तो to indicate something being not as great.
    Synonym: तो क्या (to kyā)
    वाह! क्या शानदार बंगला ठुकवा लिया आपन तो।
    बंगला क्या, बस ये है कि रहने का जुगाड़ हो गया।
    vāh! kyā śāndār baṅglā ṭhukvā liyā āpan to.
    baṅglā kyā, bas ye hai ki rahne kā jugāṛ ho gayā.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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