कौन
Hindi
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Assamese কোন (kün).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔːn/
Pronoun
कौन • (kaun) (Urdu spelling کون)
- (interrogative) who?
- कौन बोल रहे हैं? ― kaun bol rahe ha͠i? ― Who is speaking?
Declension
| Declension of कौन | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaḥ_punar (2575)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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