ਕਿਉਂ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

  • ਕਿਓਂ (kiõ)

Etymology

Punjabi interrogative set
ਕਿਉਂ (kiũ)
ਜਿਉਂ (jiũ)
ਏਉਂ (ēũ)
ਓਉਂ (oũ)

Compare Hindi क्यों (kyõ).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ) (Shahmukhi spelling کیوں)

  1. why

Interjection

ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ) (Shahmukhi spelling کیوں)

  1. what say you? how now?

References

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕਿਉਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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