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kasmā

ka

masc abl sg of ka (interr); nt abl sg of ka (interr); masc abl sg of ka (pron); nt abl sg of ka (pron); …

1. ka (pron): who?; what?; which?
2. ka (pron): where?
3. ka (nt): water
4. kasmā (ind): why?; lit. from what?; from where?
5. ki (pron): who?; what?; which?

Etymology. Sanskrit ka

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

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