की
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- Not to be confused with कि.
Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Prakrit किअउं (kiauṃ) and Sanskrit कृतं (kṛtaṃ) (perfect participle neuter of कृ (kṛ, “to do”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Postposition[edit]
की • (kī) f (Urdu spelling کی)
- feminine of का (kā):
- of
- belonging to
- राम की बेटी ― rām kī beṭī ― Ram's daughter
- concerning
- made of, consisting of
Verb[edit]
- inflection of करना (karnā):
Marathi[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Persian که (ke). Compare Gujarati કે (ke), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕਿ (ki) / کہ (kh).
Conjunction[edit]
की • (kī)
- that
- मला माहीत नव्हते की तू मराठी बोलू शकतोस.
- malā māhīt navhate kī tū marāṭhī bolū śaktos.
- I didn't know that you speak Marathi
- (literally, “I wasn't aware that you can speak Marathi.”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘲𑘽 (kīṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kím, “what, which”). Compare Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Hindi कि (ki), Punjabi ਕੀ (kī), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki).
Particle[edit]
की • (kī)
References[edit]
- Berntsen, Maxine, “की”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कीं”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kím”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Newar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭa)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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