ਕਿੱਥੋਂ

See also: ਕਿੱਥੇ

Punjabi

Etymology

From ਕਿੱਥੇ (kitthe, “where”) +‎ -ਓਂ (-õ, ablative suffix).

Cognates

Compare Hindustani کَہاں سے / कहाँ से (kahā̃ se), Marathi कुठून (kuṭhūn), Gujarati ક્યાંથી (kyā̃thī)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /kɪt̪.t̪ʰõː/, [ˈkɪt̪̚.t̪ʰõː]
  • Hyphenation: ਕਿੱ‧ਥੋਂ

Adverb

ਕਿੱਥੋਂ • (kitthõ) (Shahmukhi spelling کِتّھوں)[1][2]

  1. whence, from where
    ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿੱਥੋਂ ਆਏ ਹੋ?
    tusī̃ kitthõ āē ho?
    Where have you come from?

References

  1. ^ “ਕਿੱਥੋਂ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  2. ^ Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਕਿੱਥੋਂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 620.
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