কত

See also: , , ত্ত, and ক্ত

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀅 (*kettaa), from Sanskrit *कियत्तक (*kiyattaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔt̪o/, [ˈkɔt̪oˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔt̪o/, [ˈkɔt̪oˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /kɔt̪ɔ/, [ˈkɔt̪ɔˑ], [xɔt̪ɔˑ]

Adverb

কত • (koto)

  1. how much
    তোমার কাছে কত আছে?
    Tomar kache kôtô ache?
    How much do you have (with you)?
  2. how many
    তুমি কতগুলি শব্দ শিখেছো
    Tumi kôtô-guli shôbdô shikhecho?
    How many words have you learned?
  3. how (to what extent)
    তোমার চুল কত লম্বা?
    Tomar cul kôtô lômba?
    How long is your hair?
    তোমার কুকুর কত বড়?
    Tomar kukur kôtô bôŗô?
    How big is your dog?

Derived terms

  • কতক্ষণ (kotokkhon)
  • কতখানি (kotkhani)
  • কতটুক (kotoṭuk)
  • কতদিন (kotodin)

See also

  • এত (eto)
  • অত (oto)
  • যত (joto)
  • তত (toto)

Hajong

Pronoun

কত (kôtô)

  1. (interrogative) how much

Pali

Alternative forms

Participle

কত (kata)

  1. Bengali script form of kata, which is past participle of করোতি (karoti, to do)

Declension