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kāci

kaci

fem nom sg of kaci (pron); fem nom pl of kaci (pron); fem acc pl of kaci (pron)

  1. kaci (pron): someone; something; anyone; anything; whoever
  2. kāci (pron): some; any

Etymology. From Indo-European *kwo- (interrogative/indefinite stem), cognate with Latin quī "who", Greek pós/tís "who/what", Sanskrit ká- "who". The feminine singular and plural forms reflect the pronoun's agreement with feminine nouns.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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