का

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Bagheli

Etymology

From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

का ()

  1. what

Hindi

Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, to do), likely कृत (kṛta, done) or कार्य (kārya, to be done). Dasa also suggests -क (-ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ ().

Pronunciation

Postposition

का () (Urdu spelling کا)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
    राम का भाईrām bhāīRam's brother
    उसका दोस्तus dosthis friend
    सोनिया की घड़ीsoniyā ghaṛīSoniya's watch
  2. part of, originating from
    हाथ की उंगलीhāth uṅglīfinger of the hand
    संतरे का रसsantre rasorange juice (literally, “juice of orange”)
  3. made of, consisting of
    लोहे की तलवारlohe talvāran iron sword
  4. worth, useful
    क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?
    kyā yah koī kahne bāt hai?
    Is this something that is worth saying?
  5. (colloquial) marks the prospective case
    वह नहीं कहने काvah nahī̃ kahne .He's not going to talk.
  6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरानke daurānduring
    की तरफ़kī taraffacing

Usage notes

  • का is a possessive postposition in Hindi to show relationships with people and things, and in many cases it can be translated as a Saxon genitive, as possession would be used in English.
  • Some pronoun genitive forms change का into रा, e.x. मेरा (merā, my).
  • It also forms a large number of compound postpositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, with), के पीछे (ke pīche, behind), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, facing), etc.

Declension

Pronoun

का ()

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

Further reading

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka/
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Adverb

का ()

  1. why
    Synonyms: कशाने (kaśāne), कशामुळे (kaśāmuḷe)
    हे तू का केलेस?
    he tū keles?
    Why did you do this?

Conjunction

का ()

  1. or

Particle

का ()

  1. final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
    तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?
    tumhī dillīce ?
    Are you from Delhi?

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “का”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Pronoun

का f

  1. Devanagari script form of (who (f.))

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Pronoun

का ()

  1. (interrogative) inflection of किम् (kim, who):
    1. nominative singular feminine
    2. sandhi form of nominative/accusative plural feminine

Sheshi Kham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n.

Pronunciation

Noun

का (transliteration needed)

  1. dog

Yamphu

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

का ()

  1. I, me

References

  • का”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.