कत

Braj

Etymology

From Apabhramsa कत्थ (kattha), from Sanskrit कुतः (kutaḥ, whence).

Adverb

कत (kat)

  1. why, for what reason
  2. where
    Synonym: कित (kit)

References

  • Rupert Snell (1991) The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhāṣā Reader[1], London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Participle

कत (kata)

  1. Devanagari script form of kata, which is past participle of करोति (karoti, to do)

Declension