Not to be confused with की.

Hindi

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Pronunciation

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Standard:

Dialectal:

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کِه (ki). Compare Gujarati કે (ke), Marathi की (), Punjabi ਕਿ (ki), Bengali যে (je).

Conjunction

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कि (ki) (Urdu spelling کہ)

  1. that
    मुझे मालूम नहीं था कि तुम्हें मराठी आती है
    mujhe mālūm nahī̃ thā ki tumhẽ marāṭhī ātī hai.
    I didn't know that you speak Marathi
    (literally, “It wasn't known to me that Marathi comes to you.”)

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Etymology 2

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See क्या (kyā, what).

Particle

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कि (ki) (Urdu spelling کہ)

  1. or
    Synonyms: या (), अथवा (athvā)
Usage notes
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Usually used as कि … कि … (ki … ki …, … or …).

Nepali

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Conjunction

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कि (ki)

  1. or

Newar

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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कि (ki? (Newa Spelling 𑐎𑐶)

  1. grain