कियत्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kíHant, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Ashkun ćīt, Waigali kiti, Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt), Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

Adverb

कियत् • (kiyat)

  1. (interrogative) how much
    कियद् अस्ति तत्?kiyad asti tat?Oh! This is not much. (Literally: How much is this?)
  2. a little

Determiner

कियत् • (kiyat)

  1. (interrogative) how much

Descendants

See also descendants of *कियत्त (*kiyatta).

  • Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀅𑀁𑀢 (kiaṃta, how many?)

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