Kis: 6 definitions

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Kis means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kis (किस्).—[interrogative] particle.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kis (किस्):—ind. ([from] 1. ki cf. nakis, mākis), a particle of interrogation, ‘whether’ ([= kartṛ, ‘a doer’ [Nirukta, by Yāska vi, 34]]), [Ṛg-veda x, 52, 3.]

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Kis in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kis in Hindi refers in English to:—(pro) oblique singular form of [kauna] (see); —[kheta ki muli ho], ([tuma] etc.) What are you worth ? What do I care for you ? —[ginati mem ho] ? What do you count for ? Who reckons with you ? —[clidiya ka nama hai] ? Who the hell is that ? —[mumha se] to have the cheek to..—kis (किस) is alternatively transliterated as Kisa.

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