کوئی

کوئی

Punjabi

Etymology

Unknown. Inherited from Old Punjabi کوءِ‎ (ko'i). Compare Urdu کوئی‎ (ko'ī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /koː.iː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Pronoun

کوئی • (ko'ī) (Gurmukhi ਕੋਈ‎)

1. any (object)
2. anyone (person, being)

References

• “کوئی‎”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کوئی‎”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कश्चिद् (káścid). Likely also influenced by Sanskrit कोऽपि (kó’pi). Cognate to Awadhi कोई (koī), Braj कोऊ (koū), Punjabi ਕੋਈ (koī), Gujarati કોઈ (koī), Marathi कुणी (kuṇī), Bengali কেউ (keu), Bhojpuri केऊ (kēū), Assamese কেও (keü).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /koː.iː/

Adjective

کوئی • (koī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling कोई)

1. some
2. certain

Pronoun

کوئی • (koī) m or f (Hindi spelling कोई)

1. any
2. anybody

   ‏کیا یہاں کوئی ہے؟‎‎ ― kyā yahā̃ koī hai? ― Is anyone here?

3. someone, something

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Ushojo

Pronoun

کوئی (kōai)

1. which, who