କଅଁଣ

Odia

Alternative forms

• କିଅଣ (kiaṇa), କଣ (kaṇa), କଅଣ (kaaṇa)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Bengali কোন (kōn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔɔ̃ɳɔ/

Pronoun

କଅଁଣ (kaãṇa)

1. (interrogative) what...?
2. (interrogative) why...?

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କଅଁଣ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 98