કેમ

Gujarati

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adverb

કેમ • (kěm)

  1. how, in what state or condition
    નમસ્તે, કેમ છો? ― namaste, kem cho? ― Hello, how are you?
  2. why, for what reason, purpose or cause
    આવું કેમ થયું? ― āvũ kem thayũ? ― Why did this happen?

Derived terms

  • કેમ કે (kěm kě, “because”)

Further reading

  • ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “કેમ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 2417.
  • “કેમ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
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