why meaning in Sanskrit
किमर्थं kimarthaṃ
/waɪ̯/
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General South African/waː/
why in Sanskrit: किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ), कुत (kuta), किमर्थम् (kimartham). In English, why means introducing a complete question.
Sanskrit words for why
- (interrogative) for what reason
- किमर्थं kimarthaṃ, कुत kuta, किमर्थम् kimartham
English meaning of why
- adverb Introducing a complete question.
- adverb With a negative, used rhetorically to make a suggestion.
- adverb Introducing a verb phrase (bare infinitive clause).
- adverb Introducing a noun or other phrase.
why in a sentence
- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that.
Synonyms of why
- how come
- to what end
- what for
- why so
- wherefore
- for why
why in other languages
Questions about why in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of why in Sanskrit?
- Why in Sanskrit is किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ), कुत (kuta), किमर्थम् (kimartham).
- why इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Why: किमर्थं (kimarthaṃ), कुत (kuta), किमर्थम् (kimartham).
- What does why mean in English?
- Why means introducing a complete question.
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