कहना

Hindi

Hindi verb set
कहना (kahnā)
कहाना (kahānā)
कहलाना (kahlānā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀥𑁂𑀤𑀺 (kadhedi), from Sanskrit कथयति (katháyati). Cognate with Bengali কহা (koha), কওয়া (koōẇa) and Assamese কোৱা (küa), Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəɦ.nɑː/, [kɛʱ.näː]
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Verb

कहना • (kahnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling کہنا)

  1. to say [with को (ko) ‘to’]
    वह उसको क्या कहने वाला है?
    vah usko kyā kahne vālā hai?
    What is he about to say to him?
  2. to speak
  3. to tell

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • कहना मुश्किल है (kahnā muśkil hai, you never know)
  • कहने की बातें (kahne kī bātẽ, mere words)

Noun

कहना • (kahnām

  1. utterance, remark
    उसका कहना है कि ...
    uskā kahnā hai ki ...
    he remarked that ...
    (literally, “his remark was that ...”)
  2. order, command

Declension

Declension of कहना (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कहना
kahnā
कहने
kahne
oblique कहने
kahne
कहनों
kahnõ
vocative कहने
kahne
कहनो
kahno

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