किमर्थम्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

কিমৰ্থম্ (Assamese script)
ᬓᬶᬫᬃᬣᬫ᭄ (Balinese script)
কিমর্থম্ (Bengali script)
𑰎𑰰𑰦𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰦𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀓𑀺𑀫𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀫𑁆 (Brahmi script)
ကိမရ်္ထမ် (Burmese script)
કિમર્થમ્ (Gujarati script)
ਕਿਮਰ੍ਥਮ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 (Grantha script)
ꦏꦶꦩꦂꦡꦩ꧀ (Javanese script)
𑂍𑂱𑂧𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂧𑂹 (Kaithi script)
ಕಿಮರ್ಥಮ್ (Kannada script)
កិមថ៌ម៑ (Khmer script)
ກິມຣ຺ຖມ຺ (Lao script)
കിമര്ഥമ് (Malayalam script)
ᡬᡳᠮᠠᡵᡨᠠᠮ (Manchu script)
𑘎𑘱𑘦𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘦𑘿 (Modi script)
ᢉᠢᠮᠠᠷᠲᠠᠮ (Mongolian script)
𑦮𑧒𑧆𑧈𑧠𑦾𑧆𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
𑐎𑐶𑐩𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐩𑑂 (Newa script)
କିମର୍ଥମ୍ (Odia script)
ꢒꢶꢪꢬ꣄ꢢꢪ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
𑆑𑆴𑆩𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆩𑇀 (Sharada script)
𑖎𑖰𑖦𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖦𑖿 (Siddham script)
කිමර්‍ථම් (Sinhalese script)
𑩜𑩑𑩴𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩴 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
𑚊𑚮𑚢𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚢𑚶 (Takri script)
கிமர்த²ம் (Tamil script)
కిమర్థమ్ (Telugu script)
กิมรฺถมฺ (Thai script)
ཀི་མ་རྠ་མ྄ (Tibetan script)
𑒏𑒱𑒧𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒧𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
𑨋𑨁𑨢𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨢𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of किम् (kím, “what”) +‎ अर्थम् (ártham, “manner”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ki.mɐ́ɾ.tʰɐm/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ki.mɐɾ.t̪ʰɐm/

Adverb

किमर्थम् • (kimártham)

why, for what, for what reason, in what manner