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Say in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Sayverb
कहना
🗣️ kahana [/kəɦ.nɑː/, [kɛʱ.näː], /seɪ/, [seː], [sɛj], /ˈsaj/, [ˈsaɪ̯], [saj˧˧], [ʂaj˧˧], [ʂa(ː)j˧˧], [sa(ː)j˧˧]]
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📖 Meaning of “say”

The meaning of “say” in Hindi is कहना, pronounced kahana — it is a verb. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of say

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

🟢 Similar words for say
order tell enjoin suppose pronounce articulate enounce sound out enunciate state allege aver
✍️ Say in a sentence
She says that she is a badminton champion.
वह उसको क्या कहने वाला है?
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑁂𑀇 (kahei)
Old Hindi कहना (kahanā)
Hindi कहना
Inherited from Old Hindi कहना (kahanā), from Prakrit कहेइ (kahei), कधेदि (kadhedi), from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati). Cognate with Bengali কহা (koha), কওয়া (koōẇa) and Assamese কোৱা (küa), Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā).

Quick facts about “say”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Say
Meaning in Hindi
कहना
Pronunciation
kahana
Part of speech
Verb
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑁂𑀇 (kahei)
Old Hindi कहना (kahanā)
Hindi कहना
Inherited from Old Hindi कहना (kahanā), from Prakrit कहेइ (kahei), कधेदि (kadhedi), from Sanskrit कथयति (kathayati). Cognate with Bengali কহা (koha), কওয়া (koōẇa) and Assamese কোৱা (küa), Sinhalese කියනවා (kiyanawā).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "say" is कहना (kahana).
In Devanagari script it is written as कहना.
It is pronounced "kahana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.