कदापि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कदापि (kadāpi), the result of sandhi between कदा (kadā, “when”) and अपि (api, “also, besides”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.d̪ɑː.piː/, [kə.d̪äː.piː]
Adverb
कदापि • (kadāpi) (Urdu spelling کداپي)
- (literary, formal) ever
- कदापि नहीं ― kadāpi nahī̃ ― never
- Synonyms: कभी (kabhī), हरगिज़ (hargiz)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कदापि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House