ਕਿਵੇਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਕਿਮੇਂ (kimẽ) — Malwai

Etymology

Punjabi interrogative set
ਕਿਵੇਂ (kivẽ)
ਜਿਵੇਂ (jivẽ)
ਏਵੇਂ (ēvẽ)
ਓਵੇਂ (ovẽ)

Probably from the emphatic form of ਕਿਉਂ (kiũ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /kiʋẽː/, /kiwẽː/
• (Malwai) IPA^(key): /kimẽː/

Adverb

ਕਿਵੇਂ • (kivẽ) (Shahmukhi spelling کویں)

1. how, in what manner

   ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਹੋ?

   tusī̃ kivẽ ho?

   How are you?