कदापि

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit कदापि (kadāpi), the result of sandhi between कदा (kadā, “when”) and अपि (api, “also, besides”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.d̪ɑː.piː/, [kɐ.d̪äː.piː]

Adverb

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कदापि • (kadāpi) (Urdu spelling کداپي)

  1. (literary, formal) ever
    Synonyms: कभी (kabhī), हरगिज़ (hargiz)
    कदापि नहीं ― kadāpi nahī̃ ― never

References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कदापि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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