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कोई

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See also: कई

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇 m sg (koi, someone, something, nominative). See there for more. Cognate to Awadhi कोई (koī), Braj कोऊ (koū), Punjabi ਕੋਈ (koī), Gujarati કોઈ (koī), Marathi कुणी (kuṇī), Bengali কেউ (keu), Bhojpuri केऊ (kēū), Assamese কেও (keü), Sinhalese කොයි (koyi).

Originally the masculine nominative singular form of a paradigm whose neuter form became कुछ (kuch) and genitive form became किसी (kisī). See 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci) and 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (kassaï) for more.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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कोई (koī) (Urdu spelling کوئی)

  1. some
  2. certain

Pronoun

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कोई (koīm or f (Urdu spelling کوئی)

  1. any
  2. anybody
    क्या यहाँ कोई है?kyā yahā̃ koī hai?Is anyone here?
  3. someone, something

Declension

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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  • कुछ (kuch) (inanimate singular, animate/inanimate plural (some))
  • कई (kaī) (animate/inanimate plural (several))

See also

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References

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Nepali

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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कोई (koī)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of कोही (kohī).