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Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖪𑖡 (kavana, “who”), from Sanskrit কঃ পুনৰ্ (kaḥ punar, “who”). Cognate with Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
কোন • (kün)
- (interrogative) who
কোনে কৈ আছে?- küne koi ase?
- Who is speaking?
- (interrogative) which
কোনটো বেছি ভাল?- küntü besi bhal?
- Which one is better?
ঘৰটো কোনখিনিত?- ghortü künkhinit?
- Where is the house?
- (literally, “In which (place) is the house?”)
Declension
| Declension of কোন
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Singular
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Plural
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| nominative
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কোন
(kün)
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কোন কোন
(kün kün)
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| objective
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কাক
(kak)
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কাক কাক
(kak kak)
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| genitive
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কাৰ
(kar)
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কাৰ কাৰ
(kar kar)
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| locative
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কাৰ গাত
(kar gat)
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কাৰ কাৰ গাত
(kar kar gat)
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| ergative
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কোনে
(küne)
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কোনে কোনে
(küne küne)
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Synonyms
- কাই (kai) (uncommon)
- কিহ- (kih-) (non human)
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Old Bengali কোন, কোণ (kona, koṇa), from Apabhramsa 𑖎𑖪𑖡 (kavana, “who”), from Sanskrit কঃ পুনৰ্ (kaḥ punar, “who”). Cognate with Odia କଣ (kaṇa), Maithili कोन (kōn), Punjabi ਕੌਣ (kauṇ), Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
কোন • (kon)
- which
কোনটা বেশি ভাল?- kōnṭa beśi bhal?
- Which one is better?