कौन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन (kavana), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Bengali কোন (kōn).

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

कौन • (kaun) (Urdu spelling کون)

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

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