ਕਿਉਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕਿਓਂ (kiõ)

Etymology

Punjabi interrogative set
ਕਿਉਂ (kiũ)
ਜਿਉਂ (jiũ)
ਏਉਂ (ēũ)
ਓਉਂ (oũ)

Compare Hindi क्यों (kyõ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.õː/, /kjõː/

Adverb

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ) (Shahmukhi spelling کیوں)

1. why

Interjection

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ) (Shahmukhi spelling کیوں)

1. what say you? how now?

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਿਉਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.