क्या

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क्या

/kjɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[kjäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀁 (kiṃ), 𑀓𑀺 (ki), from Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what, which”). Compare Punjabi ਕੀ (kī), Gujarati કિયું (kiyũ), Marathi की (kī), Bengali কী (ki), Assamese কি (ki) or Kashmiri کیاہ.

particle kyā · کیا

initial interrogative particle क्या आप कुछ पीएँगे?

pronoun kyā · کیا · क्या · किस · किन

feminine, interrogative, masculine what? आम का दाम क्या है?
feminine, masculine such, what, how क्या गाता है यह!
feminine, masculine used after a noun or तो to indicate something being not as great. वाह! क्या शानदार बंगला ठुकवा लिया आपने तो। -बंगला क्या, बस ये है कि रहने का जुगाड़ हो गया।
Similar: तो क्या

In English

what interrogative
how used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings — see
do in questions

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"क्या." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

क्या. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE

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"क्या." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {क्या},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}