का
Bagheli
Etymology
From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).
Pronoun
का (kā)
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
Particle
- 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, from
- संतरे का रस ― santre kā ras ― orange juice (literally, “juice from orange”)
- हाथ की उंगली ― hāth kī uṅglī ― finger of the hand.
- made of, consisting of
- लोहे का तलवार ― lohe kā 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
Usage notes
- का is a possessive particle 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 pospositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, “with”), के पीछे (ke pīche, “behind”), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, “facing”), etc.
Declension
Pronoun
का • (kā)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Marathi
Adverb
का • (kā)
Conjunction
का • (kā)
Particle
का • (kā)
- final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
- तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?
- tumhī dillīce kā?
- Are you from Delhi?
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- 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
Alternative forms
Pronoun
का (kā)
- Devanagari script form of kā, which is the feminine nominative singular of क (ka)
- Devanagari script form of kā, which is the feminine nominative/accusative plural of क (ka)
Sheshi Kham
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n
Noun
का
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