का

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Bagheli

Etymology

From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

Pronoun

का ()

  1. 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 (ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ ().

Pronunciation

Particle

का () (Urdu spelling کا)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
    राम का भाईrām bhāīRam's brother
    उसका दोस्तus dosthis friend
    सोनिया की घड़ीsoniyā ghaṛīSoniya's watch.
  2. part of, from
    संतरे का रसsantre rasorange juice (literally, “juice from orange”)
    हाथ की उंगलीhāth uṅglīfinger of the hand.
  3. made of, consisting of
    लोहे का तलवारlohe talvāran iron sword
  4. worth, useful
    क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?
    kyā yah koī kahne bāt hai?
    Is this something that is worth saying?
  5. (colloquial) marks the prospective case
    वह नहीं कहने काvah nahī̃ kahne .He's not going to talk.
  6. (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरानke daurānduring
    की तरफ़kī taraffacing

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

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Pronoun

का ()

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

Further reading


Marathi

Adverb

का ()

  1. why

Conjunction

का ()

  1. or

Particle

का ()

  1. final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
    तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?
    tumhī dillīce ?
    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

Pronoun

का ()

  1. Devanagari script form of , which is the feminine nominative singular of (ka)
  2. Devanagari script form of , which is the feminine nominative/accusative plural of (ka)

Sheshi Kham

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n

Noun

का

  1. dog