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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Takka Apabhramsa 𑆑𑆮𑆟 (kavaṇa, “who”), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ਕੌਣ • (kauṇă) (Shahmukhi کَون)
- who (interrogative)
ਤੂੰ ਕੌਣ ਹੈਂ?- tū̃ kauṇ haĩ?
- Who are you?
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḥ punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127
- “ਕੌਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੌਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 571.