"why" meaning in All languages combined

See why on Wiktionary

Adverb [Inglés]

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/, /waɪ/ Audio: En-uk-why.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-why.wav , en-us-why.ogg
Etymology: Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ Etymology templates: {{etimología2|Del inglés medio ''hwī, hwȳ''|leng=en}} Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ
  1. Por qué.
    Sense id: es-why-en-adv-TWk4RxZe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Adverbios, Inglés

Conjunction [Inglés]

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/, /waɪ/ Audio: En-uk-why.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-why.wav , en-us-why.ogg
Etymology: Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ Etymology templates: {{etimología2|Del inglés medio ''hwī, hwȳ''|leng=en}} Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ
  1. Porque.
    Sense id: es-why-en-conj-q~4IbJNE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Conjunciones, Inglés

Noun [Inglés]

IPA: /ʰwaɪ/, /waɪ/ Audio: En-uk-why.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-why.wav , en-us-why.ogg
Etymology: Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ Etymology templates: {{etimología2|Del inglés medio ''hwī, hwȳ''|leng=en}} Del inglés medio hwī, hwȳ
  1. Porqué
    Sense id: es-why-en-noun-zRflhDFV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): EN:Sustantivos, Inglés
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Download raw JSONL data for why meaning in All languages combined (4.1kB)

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