كس

िकस kis[S. कःयाः, gen. fem. sing. of कः, base िकम् ; Prk. िकःसा, and िकसे], the formative of the oblique cases of the sing. of the interrog. pron. kaun, 'who,' etc.:—kis-t̤araḥ, or kis-t̤aur, In what manner? how?—kis-t̤araf, In what direction? whither?—kis-qadr, To what degree? to what extent? how much?—kis-kis, Which? (of several); with what various; with how many (used interrogatively):—kis-liye, or kis-wāst̤e, or kis-kāje, On what account? from what motive, or reason, or cause, or occasion? why? wherefore?—kis-waqt, At what time? when?