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какой

Pronunciation: [kɐˈkoj]

“какой” is a Russian word. Its 13 meanings in English:

determiner

  1. what
  2. what, which
  3. what kind/type/sort of
  4. some, some kind(s) of

pronoun

  1. what, what one
  2. what, what one, which, which one
  3. what kind/type/sort
  4. like what, how
  5. what (a) (used to indicate an intense manifestation of something)
  6. whatever/whoever/however/whatever like, no matter what/who/how/what like
  7. used to link a relative clause, usually after тако́й (takój), тако́в (takóv), тот (tot) etc.; may be translated as "that" or "which", or may not be translated

adverb

  1. how (to what extent/degree)
  2. how (to a significant extent/degree) (used to indicate surprise, delight or horror)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic какъ (kakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōkos.

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