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Bagheli
Etymology
From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).
Pronoun
का (kā)
- 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 (dā).
Pronunciation
Postposition
का • (kā) (Urdu spelling کا)
- marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
- राम का भाई ― rām kā bhāī ― Ram's brother
- उसका दोस्त ― uskā dost ― his friend
- सोनिया की घड़ी ― soniyā kī ghaṛī ― Soniya's watch
- part of, originating from
- हाथ की उंगली ― hāth kī uṅglī ― finger of the hand
- संतरे का रस ― santre kā ras ― orange juice (literally, “juice of orange”)
- made of, consisting of
- लोहे की तलवार ― lohe kī talvār ― an iron sword
- worth, useful
क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?- kyā yah koī kahne kī bāt hai?
- Is this something that is worth saying?
- (colloquial) marks the prospective case
- वह नहीं कहने का। ― vah nahī̃ kahne kā. ― He's not going to talk.
- (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
- के दौरान ― ke daurān ― during
- की तरफ़ ― kī taraf ― facing
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
Declension of का (ā-stem)
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masculine
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feminine
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plural
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singular
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plural
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का
kā
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के
ke
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की
kī
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की
kī
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| oblique
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के
ke
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के
ke
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की
kī
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की
kī
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| vocative
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के
ke
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के
ke
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की
kī
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की
kī
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Pronoun
का • (kā)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what
Further reading
Marathi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Adverb
का • (kā)
- why
- Synonyms: कशाने (kaśāne), कशामुळे (kaśāmuḷe)
हे तू का केलेस?- he tū kā keles?
- Why did you do this?
Conjunction
का • (kā)
- or
Particle
का • (kā)
- final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?- tumhī dillīce kā?
- 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 scripts
- kā (Latin script)
- 𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- কা (Bengali script)
- කා (Sinhalese script)
- ကာ or ၵႃ (Burmese script)
- กา (Thai script)
- ᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ກາ (Lao script)
- កា (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
का f
- Devanagari script form of kā (“who (f.)”)
Declension
Declension table of "का" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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| Nominative (first) | का (kā) | कायो (kāyo) or का (kā) |
| Accusative (second) | कं (kaṃ) | कायो (kāyo) or का (kā) |
| Instrumental (third) | काय (kāya) | काहि (kāhi) or काभि (kābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | काय (kāya) or कस्सा (kassā) | कासं (kāsaṃ) or कासानं (kāsānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | काय (kāya) | काहि (kāhi) or काभि (kābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | काय (kāya) or कस्सा (kassā) | कासं (kāsaṃ) or कासानं (kāsānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | काय (kāya) or कायं (kāyaṃ) | कासु (kāsu) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
- কা (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
- কা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ကာ (Burmese script)
- કા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾ (Kannada script)
- កា (Khmer script)
- ກາ (Lao script)
- കാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
- କା (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
- கா (Tamil script)
- కా (Telugu script)
- กา (Thai script)
- ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronoun
का • (kā)
- (interrogative) inflection of किम् (kim, “who”):
- nominative singular feminine
- sandhi form of nominative/accusative plural feminine
Sheshi Kham
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n.
Pronunciation
Noun
का (transliteration needed)
- dog
Yamphu
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
का (kā)
- I, me
References
- “का”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.