कथम्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From (, what).

Pronunciation

Adverb

कथम् (kathám)

  1. how; in what manner
    त्वम् कथम् जानासि।
    tvam katham jānāsi.
    How do you know?
  2. an interrogative particle
    Synonym: किम् (kím)

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀳𑀁 (kahaṃ)
  • Pali: kathaṃ
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀥𑀁 (kadhaṃ)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “कथम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 247/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 294