क्या

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, what, which). Compare Punjabi ਕੀ (), Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Marathi की (), Bengali কি (ki), Assamese কি (ki). Compare Kashmiri کیاہ(kyah).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kjɑː/, [kjäː]
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Particle[edit]

क्या (kyā) (Urdu spelling کیا‎)

  1. initial interrogative particle
    क्या आप कुछ पीएँगे?
    kyā āp kuch pīeṅge?
    Would you like anything to drink?

Usage notes[edit]

In this usage, it does not have a direct translation as a word in English, it simply makes a statement into a question.

Example:
क्या आप यहाँ रहते हैं?
kyā āp yahā̃ rahte ha͠i?
Do you live here?" or "[Question marker] You here living are?" in literal order.

Pronoun[edit]

क्या (kyām or f (Urdu spelling کیا‎)

  1. (interrogative) what?
    आम का दाम क्या है?
    ām kā dām kyā hai?
    What is the price of mangoes?
    क्या हुआ?kyā huā?What happened?
  2. (rhetorical) such, what, how
    क्या गाता है यह!
    kyā gātā hai yah!
    Such [finely] he sings!
    क्या जानेkyā jānewho knows

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