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kva

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. Akin to English what.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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kva

  1. what (interrogative pronoun)
    Kva er det?
    What's that? / What is it?
  2. what (relative pronoun), which
    Synonym: kva for ein
    Kva is vil du ha?
    Which ice cream do you want?

Conjunction

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kva

  1. what (conjunction)
    Han veit kva han vil ha.
    He knows what he wants.

Interjection

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kva

  1. what

References

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit क्व (kva, where).

Adverb

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kva

  1. (interrogative) where

Derived terms

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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “ku”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead