𑀓𑀺𑀁

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit किम् (kim).

Pronoun

𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ) (Devanagari किं, Kannada ಕಿಂ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. who?, what?

Determiner

𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ) (Devanagari किं, Kannada ಕಿಂ) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)

  1. which?

Declension

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  • Masculine nominative singular: 𑀓𑁄 (ko)
  • Masculine nominative plural: 𑀓𑁂 (ke)
  • Feminine nominative singular: 𑀓𑀸 ()
  • Neuter nominative singular: 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ)
  • Neuter nominative plural: 𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀺 (kāṇi)
  • Masculine/neuter genitive singular: 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa)

Descendants

See also descendants of 𑀓𑀲𑁆𑀲 (kassa)

  • Central:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Eastern:
  • Northern:
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: ki
          Arabic script: ڪِ
          Devanagari script: कि
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ކިއެއް (kiek̊), ކީއް (kīk̊)
      • Sinhalese: කි (ki)
        • Sinhalese: කිකල (kikala), කිකරුණ (kikaruṇa)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: કિયું (kiyũ)
        • Old Marwari: क्यु (kyu)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kim”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press