କାହିଁ

Odia

Etymology

From Sanskrit कुतः (kutaḥ, “where”). Cognate to Bengali কোথায় (kōthaẏ) and Hindi कहाँ (kahā̃).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kahĩ/

Adverb

କାହିଁ (kāhĩ)

1. (interrogative) where...?
2. (dialectal) why...?

References

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