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*[[wikt:क़दम#Hindi|क़दम]] = ''qəd̪əm'' {{IPA-hi|qadam|}} "footstep" |
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Revision as of 16:12, 6 October 2012
Ka (क) is the first vowel of the Devanagari abugida. It arose from the Brahmi letter . Letters that derive from it are the Gujarati letter ક, the Modi letter �, and the Canadian syllabics letter ᑲ.
Uses
Devanagari-using Languages
In all languages, क is pronounced as [kə] or [k] when appropriate.
In this example, क implements its inherent vowel, the schwa.
In this example, क deletes the inherent schwa for correct pronunciation.
Certain words that have been borrowed from Persian and Arabic implement the nukta to more properly approximate the original word. It is then transliterated as a q.
Conjuncts With क
क attached to a vowel can be a postposition
- को (ko) is the dative marker in Hindi
- का/के/की (kaa/ke/kee) is the genitive marker shown with its various declensions
- कि (ki) is a conjunction meaning that
- मुझे मालूम नहीं था कि तुम मराठी बोल सकते हो
- I was not aware that you speak Marathi
क attached to a vowel can be a postposition.
Aryabhata used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to that of the Greeks, even after the invention of Indian numerals. The values of the different forms of क are:
- क [kə] = 1(१)
- कि [kɪ] = 100(१००)
- कु [kʊ] = 10 000(१० ०००)
- कृ [kri] = 1 000 000(१ ००० ०००)
- कॢ [klə] = 108(१०८)
- के [ke] = 1010(१०१०)
- कै [kɛː] = 1012(१०१२)
- को [oː] = 1014(१०१४)
- कौ [ɔː] = 1016(१०१६)