Alternative spellings of this word include Kahin.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kahiṃ (कहिं) or Kahi.—(cit) , as loc. of ka-, see § 21.22; some-times varies in mss. with karhi.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kahīṃ (कहीं) [Also spelled kahin]:—(ind) somewhere; any where; lest; —[kahīṃ] in some cases/places; —[kā] of some unknown origin; excessive; extreme; —[kā na rakhanā] to cause one’s undoing; to cause one’s devastation; —[kā na rahanā] to be undone; to suffer a total devastation; —[kī īṃṭa kahīṃ kā roḍā, bhānumatī ne kunabā joḍā] queer combination of heterogeneous elements; the creation of a whole with heterogeneous parts; —[būḍhe tote bhī paḍhate haiṃ]? Can you teach an old woman to dance?

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kahiṃ (कहिं) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Kva, Kutra.

Kahiṃ has the following synonyms: Kahi, Kahiā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kahīṃ (कहीं):—[=कहीँ] adv. somewhere; anywhere;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kahim-kahim, Kahim-pani, Kahimal, Kahimanike, Kahimbi, Kahimekke, Kahimla, Kahimli, Kahimlo, Kahimmal.

Ends with: Jahimkahim, Kahilekahim, Kahilekahim, Kahim-kahim.

Full-text: Kahi, Kahim-kahim, Kahin-kahin, Kahin, Kahim-pani, Kahin-pani, Kva, Kutra, Kahia, Netrika, Naal, Akasha, Nala, Har, Dosha, Hara, Hava, Samanvaharati, Samanvaharate.

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