कदापि

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

कदापि • (kadāpi) (Urdu spelling کداپي)

1. (literary, formal) ever

   (deprecated template usage) कदापि नहीं ― kadāpi nahī̃ ― never

   Synonyms: कभी (kabhī), हरगिज़ (hargiz)

References

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