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what is that

what is that phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.

Phrase

what is that?

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.
  2. (colloquial) What did you just say? Synonym of say again.

what is that meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

what is that in Hindi

what is that?
यह क्या है? yah kyā hai

what is that in Tamil

what is that?
அது என்ன? atu eṉṉa?

what is that in Urdu

what is that?
یہ کْیا ہَے؟ ye kyā hai?

what is that in Bengali

what is that?
যে কি? je ki?
More languagesFewer languages
what is that in Telugu
అది ఏమిటి? adi ēmiṭi?
what is that in Kannada
ಎಂದು ಏನು? endu ēnu?
what is that in Gujarati
શું છે śũ che, તે શું છે te śũ che, એ શું છે e śũ che
what is that in Sinhala
මේ මොකක්ද mē mokakda ?
what is that in Pashto
دا څه دي؟ dā śə di?
what is that in Arabic
مَا هٰذَا؟ mā hāḏā?
what is that in Thai
นี้อะไร níi à-rai, นี้คืออะไร níi kʉʉ à-rai
what is that in Myanmar
အဲဒါဘာလဲ။

Forms of what is that

alternative formwhat's that

Questions about what is that

What does what is that mean?
What is that means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see what, was, that.: Asks the interlocutor to identify an indicated object.
What is what is that in Hindi?
What is that in Hindi is यह क्या है? (yah kyā hai). See What is that meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is what is that?
What is that is a phrase.

Words near what is that in the dictionary

  1. what is her name
  2. what is his name
  3. what is it
  4. what is more
  5. what is one to do
  6. what is that
  7. what is the matter
  8. what is the time
  9. what is the Wi-Fi password
  10. what is their name
  11. what is this I don't even

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