कई

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कई

/kə.iː/ Hindi, Standard
[kɐ.iː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit कतिपय (katipaya, “several”), from कति (kati).

pronoun kaī · کئی · कई · कइयों · कइयों ने · कइयों का

several things, several people (animate/inanimate plural (several))
many, many people कइयों ने कहे हैं

determiner kaī · کئی

several, many दुकान आज कई लोग आये हैं।
Similar: बहुत
of several kinds; varied कई मौसम के दिन

In English

several consisting of a number more than two, but not very many

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {कई},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%88},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}