कौन
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन (kavana), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Assamese কোন (kün).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
कौन • (kaun) (Urdu spelling کون)
- (interrogative) who?
- कौन बोल रहे हैं? ― kaun bol rahe ha͠i? ― Who is speaking?
Declension[edit]
Declension of कौन | ||
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dir. sg. | कौन (kaun) | |
dir. pl. | कौन (kaun) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | कौन (kaun) | कौन (kaun) |
indirect | किस (kis) | किन (kin) |
ergative | किसने (kisne) | किनहोंने (kinhõne) |
genitive | किसका (kiskā) | किनका (kinkā) |
dative | किसे (kise), किसको (kisko) | किनको (kinko) |
References[edit]
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaḥ punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 127
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