"kon" meaning in Romani

See kon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Forms: kas [oblique]
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar). Cognate with Hindi कौन (kaun), Bengali কোন (kōn) and Marathi कोण (koṇ). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|rom|sa|कः पुनर्|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar), {{inh+|rom|sa|कः पुनर्}} Inherited from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar), {{cog|hi|कौन}} Hindi कौन (kaun), {{cog|bn|কোন}} Bengali কোন (kōn), {{cog|mr|कोण}} Marathi कोण (koṇ) Head templates: {{head|rom|pronoun|oblique|kas|cat2=interrogative pronouns|cat3=1-syllable words}} kon (oblique kas)
  1. who? (interrogative)
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