कौन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन (kavana), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, who). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Bengali কোন (kōn). See किस (kis) for more.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɔːn/, [kɔ̃ːn]
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Pronoun

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कौन (kaun) (Urdu spelling کون)

  1. (interrogative) who?
    कौन बोल रहे हैं?kaun bol rahe ha͠i?Who is speaking?

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