"ਕਿਉਂ" meaning in Punjabi

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Adverb

Forms: kiũ [romanization]
Etymology: Perhaps from ਕੀ (kī, “what?”). Compare Hindi क्यों (kyõ). Etymology templates: {{m|pa|ਕੀ||what?}} ਕੀ (kī, “what?”), {{cog|hi|क्यों}} Hindi क्यों (kyõ) Head templates: {{pa-adv}} ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ)
  1. why
    Sense id: en-ਕਿਉਂ-pa-adv-K-I8WF8V Categories (other): Punjabi adverbs in Gurmukhi script, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Punjabi adverbs in Gurmukhi script: 81 19 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 78 22

Interjection

Forms: kiũ [romanization]
Etymology: Perhaps from ਕੀ (kī, “what?”). Compare Hindi क्यों (kyõ). Etymology templates: {{m|pa|ਕੀ||what?}} ਕੀ (kī, “what?”), {{cog|hi|क्यों}} Hindi क्यों (kyõ) Head templates: {{head|pa|interjection}} ਕਿਉਂ • (kiũ)
  1. what say you? how now?
    Sense id: en-ਕਿਉਂ-pa-intj-mcmXP3jN

Download JSON data for ਕਿਉਂ meaning in Punjabi (1.7kB)

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