# का
## Bagheli
### Etymology

From Sanskrit किम् (kim). Cognate to Hindi क्या (kyā).

### Pronoun

का (kā)
* what

## Hindi
### Etymology

From a derivative of Sanskrit कृ (kṛ, “to do”), likely कृत (kṛta, “done”) or कार्य (kārya, “to be done”). Dasa also suggests -क (-ka, diminutive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਦਾ (dā).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /kɑː/, [käː]

### Postposition

का • (kā) (Urdu spelling کا)
* marks the genitive case: -'s, of, belonging to
    राम का भाई ― rām kā bhāī ― Ram's brother
    उसका दोस्त ― uskā dost ― his friend
    सोनिया की घड़ी ― soniyā kī ghaṛī ― Soniya's watch
* part of, originating from
    हाथ की उंगली ― hāth kī uṅglī ― finger of the hand
    संतरे का रस ― santre kā ras ― orange juice (literally, “juice of orange”)
* made of, consisting of
    लोहे की तलवार ― lohe kī talvār ― an iron sword
* worth, useful
    क्या यह कोई कहने की बात है?kyā yah koī kahne kī bāt hai?Is this something that is worth saying?
* (colloquial) marks the prospective case
    वह नहीं कहने का। ― vah nahī̃ kahne kā. ― He's not going to talk.
* (in the oblique) forms compound postpositions
    के दौरान ― ke daurān ― during
    की तरफ़ ― kī taraf ― facing

#### Usage notes

* का is a possessive postposition in Hindi to show relationships with people and things, and in many cases it can be translated as a Saxon genitive, as possession would be used in English.
* Some pronoun genitive forms change का into रा, e.x. मेरा (merā, “my”).
* It also forms a large number of compound postpositions such as के साथ (ke sāth, “with”), के पीछे (ke pīche, “behind”), की तरफ़ (kī taraf, “facing”), etc.

#### Declension
### Pronoun

का • (kā)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of क्या (kyā); what

### Further reading

* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

## Marathi
### Alternative forms

* कला (kalā) — East Indian

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

का • (kā)
* why
    Synonyms: कशाने (kaśāne), कशामुळे (kaśāmuḷe)
    हे तू का केलेस?he tū kā keles?Why did you do this?

### Conjunction

का • (kā)
* or

### Particle

का • (kā)
* final interrogative particle to form a yes-no question
    तुम्ही दिल्लीचे का?tumhī dillīce kā?Are you from Delhi?

### See also

* कधी (kadhī)
* कसे (kase)
* काय (kāy)
* कोण (koṇ)
* कोणते (koṇte)

### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “का”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* kā (Latin script)
* 𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* কা (Bengali script)
* කා (Sinhalese script)
* ကာ or ၵႃ (Burmese script)
* กา (Thai script)
* ᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
* ກາ (Lao script)
* កា (Khmer script)
* 𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

### Pronoun

का f
* Devanagari script form of kā (“who (f.)”)

#### Declension
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* কা (Assamese script)
* ᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
* কা (Bengali script)
* 𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
* ကာ (Burmese script)
* કા (Gujarati script)
* ਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
* ꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
* 𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
* ಕಾ (Kannada script)
* កា (Khmer script)
* ກາ (Lao script)
* കാ (Malayalam script)
* ᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
* 𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
* ᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
* କା (Odia script)
* ꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
* 𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
* කා (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
* கா (Tamil script)
* కా (Telugu script)
* กา (Thai script)
* ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronoun

का • (kā)
* (interrogative) inflection of किम् (kim, “who”):
** nominative singular feminine
** sandhi form of nominative/accusative plural feminine

## Sheshi Kham
### Alternative forms

* काः

### Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-kʷəj-n.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɐ/

### Noun

का (transliteration needed)
* dog

## Yamphu
### Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa-j ~ ka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka/

### Pronoun

का (kā)
* I, me

### References

* “का”, in याम्फु - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Yamphu - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2019.