कौन
Hindi
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Pronoun
कौन • (kaun) (Urdu spelling کون)
- (interrogative) who?
- (deprecated template usage) कौन बोल रहे हैं? ― kaun bol rahe ha͠i? ― Who is speaking?
Declension
Pronoun declension of कौन
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कौन kaun |
कौन kaun |
| indirect | किस kis |
किन kin |
| ergative | किसने kisne |
किनहोंने kinhõne |
| genitive | किसका kiskā |
किनका kinkā |
| dative | किसे, किसको kise, kisko |
किनको, किनको kinko, kinko |
| instrumental/ablative | किससे kisse |
किनसे kinse |
| inessive | किसमें kismẽ |
किनमें kinmẽ |
| adessive | किसपे, किसपर kispe, kispar |
किनपे, किनपर kinpe, kinpar |
| terminative | किसतक kistak |
किनतक kintak |
| semblative | किससा kissā |
किनसा kinsā |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḥ_punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press