कहा

From Sanskrit कः (kaḥ). Equivalent to Hindi क्या (kyā).

कहा (kahā)

1. what?
2. how; why?

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɦɑː/, [kɐ.ɦäː]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸 (kahā), from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

कहा • (kahā) m (Urdu spelling کَہَا)

1. word, advice
2. claim

   मेरा कहा सही साबित होने वाला है।

   merā kahā sahī sābit hone vālā hai.

   My claim is about to be proven.

कहा • (kahā)

1. inflection of कहना (kahnā):
   1. direct masculine singular perfective participle
   2. masculine singular perfect indicative: said, called

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• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कहा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
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• Platts, John T. (1884) “कहा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.