କଅଁଣ

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Odia

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, who). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Bengali কোন (kōn).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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କଅଁଣ (kaãṇa)

  1. (interrogative) what...?
  2. (interrogative) why...?

References

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  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କଅଁଣ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 98