कौन
हिन्दी
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कौन
- /kɔːn/ Hindi, Standard
- [kɔ̃ːn] Hindi, Standard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Sauraseni Apabhramsa कवन (kavana), from Sanskrit कपुन (kapuna, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Marathi कोण (koṇ), Bengali কোন (kōn). See किस (kis) for more.
pronoun kaun · کون · कौन · किस · किन
- who? कौन बोल रहे हैं?
In English
- who who? (interrogative pronoun)
Talk about this word "कौन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. कौन. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8 "कौन." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A8.Cite this
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