कू

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Hindi

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Postposition

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कू ()

  1. (Hyderabad) Alternative form of को (ko)
    आप ख़रीदे सो घर मेरे कू पसंद है।[1]
    āp xarīde so ghar mere pasand hai.
    I like the house that you bought.
    (literally, “The house that you bought is liked to me.”)

References

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  1. ^ Yamuna Kachru (1986) “The Syntax of Dakkhini: A Study in Language Variation and Language Change”, in Krishnamurti et al., editor, South Asian Languages: Structure, Convergence, and Diglossia, pages 165-174

Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kew-. Cognate with Lithuanian kaukti, and possibly English howl and Ancient Greek κωκῡ́ω (kōkū́ō, shriek, wail).

Root

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कू ()

  1. to sound, cry, hum
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-. Compare Latin caveō.

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Root

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कू ()

  1. to design
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ku, *kū, formed from *kʷ-. See कु (ku) for more.

Adverb

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कू (kū́)

  1. where?
    Synonym: क्व (kvá)

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