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Hindi
Etymology
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) 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
Verb
हो • (ho) (Urdu spelling ہو)
- inflection of होना (honā, “to be”):
- stem
- second-person plural present indicative
- second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- second-person plural present subjunctive
- second-person singular present imperative
Konkani
Pronoun
हो • (ho) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)
- he (proximal)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit आम् (ām, “yes”). Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃).
Pronunciation
Interjection
हो • (ho)
- yes
- Antonym: नाही (nāhī)
हो, मी भारतीय आहे.- ho, mī bhārtīy āhe.
- Yes, I am Indian.
See also
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Phonetic Devanagari: हो
Interjection
हो • (ho)
- yes
Verb
हो • (ho)
- third-person singular low-respect defining present of हुनु (hunu)