Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
(interrogative, not-comparable) In what way; to what extent.
What do you care?
It must be, what, twenty-five years since we first met.
What does it matter?
(not-comparable) Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
The Chinese of all ranks, and in every place, received my books gladly, and listened with patience to what I had to say about the true God.—So that what from opportunities of attending to the object of my Mission among the Chinese—what from seasons of religious instruction to Dutch and English—what from intercourse with gentlemen of education and knowledge of the world—what from occasions of stating clearly the object of Missions, and of endeavouring to remove prejudices against them—and what from the view of a highly cultivated country, happy under an enlightened and liberal government, I have much reason to be satisfied with this journey … 1815, Rev. Mr. Milne, letter reprinted in The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle, Volume 23, page 82. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EPE6AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA82&dq=%22what+from%22
In short; what by the indiscretion of people here, what by the rebound which came often back from London, what by the private interests and ambitious views of persons in the French court, and what by other causes unnecessary to be examined now, the most private transactions came to light [...] 1787, Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke, Letters on the Study and Use of History: A Letter to Sir William Windham, page 83:
Translations (6)
sq qysh (gheg) (in what way) · sq si (in what way) · de inwiefern (in what way) · de wie (in what way) · fi mitä (in what way) · fi miten (in what way)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
(interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
What colour are you going to use?
Did you buy the groceries? — With what money? We barely have any left.
Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art. 2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022:
What time is it?
What kind of car is that?
(indirect, interrogative) Which.
I wonder what colour he is going to use.
That depends on what answer is received.
I know what colour I am going to use.
(relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
What money I earn is soon spent.
He crammed what little food was left, into the breast of his grey jacket. 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter III, in Great Expectations […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 40:
He seems to have lost what sense he had.
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
This shows what beauty there is in nature.
You know what nonsense she talks.
I found out what a liar he is.
Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'. ▸ Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
What nonsense!
Wow! What a speech.
Little Red Riding Hood, traditional folk tale
“Oh Granny, what big eyes you have,” said Little Red Riding Hood.
fi mikä (beginning an exclamation) · cs jaký (beginning an exclamation) · fr quelle (beginning an exclamation) · sv vad för sorts (indirect interrogative) · ca que (beginning an exclamation) · pl co za (beginning an exclamation) · sv vilken (emphasis) · it che (beginning an exclamation) · ia qual (beginning an exclamation) · ar يَا لَ (beginning an exclamation) · fi mitä (e.g. mitä roskaa!) (beginning an exclamation) · pt quanto (beginning an exclamation) · bg какъ́в (beginning an exclamation) · fr quel (beginning an exclamation) · pt que (beginning an exclamation) · fi millainen (emphasis) · ba ҡалай (beginning an exclamation) · sh kakva (beginning an exclamation) · tl ano (beginning an exclamation) · hi क्या (beginning an exclamation) · sq çfarë (interrogative) · gl cal (interrogative) · hu melyik (interrogative) · el τι (beginning an exclamation) · bg каква́ (beginning an exclamation) · unm kwèch (interrogative) · sk aký (beginning an exclamation) · grc ἡλίκος (beginning an exclamation) · aeb مَلَّا (beginning an exclamation) · aeb آنَا (interrogative) · cy beth (interrogative) · zza çı (diq) (beginning an exclamation) · he איזה (beginning an exclamation) · it quanto (beginning an exclamation) · mi unutai (indirect interrogative) · hi क्या (interrogative) · fi mitä (emphasis) · bg какво́ (beginning an exclamation) · sh kakvo (beginning an exclamation) · ba ниндәй (beginning an exclamation) · sv så (beginning an exclamation) · hu de (beginning an exclamation) · nb hvilket (indirect interrogative) · ast qué (beginning an exclamation) · fi millainen (beginning an exclamation) · es menudo (beginning an exclamation) · nb hvilket (emphasis) · sv vad för sorts (interrogative) · es (pero) qué (beginning an exclamation) · fi mikä (relative) · aeb أَيُّ (interrogative) · tl alin (indirect interrogative) · wal aybee (interrogative) · sq sa (interrogative) · es qué (emphasis) · tr ne kadar (beginning an exclamation) · tl ano (indirect interrogative) · sl kakó (beginning an exclamation) · fr quoi (interrogative) · ru како́е (beginning an exclamation) · nb hva for et (interrogative) · de was (interrogative) · sv vilken (interrogative) · sv vad för (indirect interrogative) · de welch (emphasis) · zh 啥 (interrogative) · fa چه (beginning an exclamation) · es qué (indirect interrogative) · hu milyen (beginning an exclamation) · nb hvilken (indirect interrogative) · fi kuinka (beginning an exclamation) · gag ne (beginning an exclamation) · nl wat (beginning an exclamation) · ru что за (beginning an exclamation) · ja 何と (beginning an exclamation) · nb hva for (emphasis) · nb hva for et (emphasis) · nb hvilken (emphasis) · hu milyen (emphasis) · nb hvilken (interrogative) · ru кака́я (beginning an exclamation) · hu mekkora (beginning an exclamation) · da hvilken (beginning an exclamation) · de was für (beginning an exclamation) · hu melyik (emphasis) · fi mikä (indirect interrogative) · sv vad (beginning an exclamation) · nb hva (interrogative) · hil ano (beginning an exclamation) · sq ç' (interrogative) · sv den (relative) · ru како́й (beginning an exclamation) · nl welk (beginning an exclamation) · nb hvilket (interrogative) · grc οἷος (beginning an exclamation) · da hvilket (beginning an exclamation) · da hvilke (beginning an exclamation) · sv sådan (beginning an exclamation) · fi mitä (interrogative) · sq çfarë (indirect interrogative) · ca quina (emphasis) · sv vilken (indirect interrogative) · or କଅଁଣ (interrogative) · ca quina (beginning an exclamation) · hu micsoda (beginning an exclamation) · aeb آمَا (interrogative) · tr ne (beginning an exclamation) · lt koks (interrogative) · ca quin (beginning an exclamation) · sv vad för (interrogative) · ca quin (emphasis) · sq sa (beginning an exclamation) · sl kákšen (beginning an exclamation) · de so (beginning an exclamation) · zh 什麼 /什么 (interrogative) · de was für (emphasis) · gag nicä (beginning an exclamation) · es vaya (beginning an exclamation) · sv vilken (beginning an exclamation) · sq ç'a (beginning an exclamation) · sv sicken (beginning an exclamation) · nb hva for en (interrogative) · ba ҡайһылай (beginning an exclamation) · nb hva for en (emphasis) · hy ինչպիսի (beginning an exclamation) · hu milyen (interrogative) · fi mikä (emphasis) · tl ano (interrogative) · es qué (interrogative) · da sikke (beginning an exclamation) · sh kakav (beginning an exclamation) · fi mikä (interrogative)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
An expression of surprise or disbelief.
What, have his daughters brought him to this pass? c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
wait this song is so good whattt
What! That’s amazing!
What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
What? I'm busy.
(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated) Clipping of what do you say?, used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
gd diorta (come again) · gag nicä (expression of surprise) · ro ce! (expression of surprise) · ms apa (expression of surprise) · fr quoi ! (expression of surprise) · fi mitä! (expression of surprise) · el τι (expression of surprise) · sv ha (come again) · ja 何 (expression of surprise) · is ha? (expression of surprise) · es ¿no? (expression of surprise) · fr comment ! (expression of surprise) · ru как! (expression of surprise) · pl co! (expression of surprise) · sv hur sa (come again) · mi are (expression of surprise) · es ¡qué! (expression of surprise) · ca com (expression of surprise) · vi gì (expression of surprise) · gag ne (expression of surprise) · et misasja? (expression of surprise) · ko 어때? (expression of surprise) · et kuidas? (expression of surprise) · sv vad? (enquiry to what a person desires) · sk čo (expression of surprise) · pl czego?! (enquiry to what a person desires) · he מָה? (expression of surprise) · tr ne (expression of surprise) · sv va! (expression of surprise) · es ¿qué? (enquiry to what a person desires) · tl ha (expression of surprise) · ca i ara (expression of surprise) · sv vad är det? (enquiry to what a person desires) · de wie bitte (come again) · et mis? (expression of surprise) · ru что! (expression of surprise) · hu mi? (expression of surprise) · bg какво! (expression of surprise) · sv va (come again) · grc τί δὲ (expression of surprise) · sl káj! (expression of surprise) · pt o quê? (expression of surprise) · et mida? (expression of surprise) · pam nano nanu na (expression of surprise) · es ¿qué? (come again) · nl wat! (expression of surprise) · fi mitä nyt? (enquiry to what a person desires) · gd dè rud (come again) · gv yagh? (expression of surprise) · hu micsoda? (expression of surprise) · or କଅଁଣ (expression of surprise) · de was? (come again) · mi hā (expression of surprise) · gd dè (come again) · id apa (expression of surprise) · zh 什麼 /什么 (expression of surprise) · tl ano (expression of surprise) · sl a rés! (expression of surprise) · gd duda (come again) · cy beth (expression of surprise) · it cosa (expression of surprise) · es ¿cómo? (expression of surprise) · sw eti (expression of surprise) · cs cože? (expression of surprise) · ro cum! (expression of surprise) · de was! (expression of surprise) · zh 啥？ (expression of surprise) · ro poftim! (expression of surprise)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
(obsolete, uncountable) Something; thing; stuff.
They prayd him sit, and gave him for to feed / Such homely what as serves the simple clowne, / That doth despise the dainties of the towne[…] 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 7:
(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
The emphasis on the interplay between the hows and whats of interpretive practice is paramount. 2005, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, page 493:
(countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
2012, "We Are Both", season 2, episode 2 of Once Upon a Time
Regina: What are you?
Rumplestiltskin: What? What? What? My, my, what a rude question! I am not a what.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
(Manglish, Singlish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
Most things come from Europe what. 1978, L. C. Cheong, Youth in the Army, page 142:
— Sian sia, nearby here don’t have library.
— The National Library is a five-minute walk from here what, no meh?
Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]
I told him to go to Woodlands to buy durian for me. He came back and said no durian. But he some more said-ah, he got see people selling durian in Bukit Timah. I ask him-ah. Why you never buy from Bukit Timah. On your way what. 2007, Elangovan, P, Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85‒86:
boon: […] You want to go see snow or not, Ma?
mother: See for what? I open freezer can see already what.
boon: Not the same, lah… Imagine snowflakes drifting down, melting when they touch your skin. […] 2009, Jean Tay, Boom, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii, page 21:
Aiyah, we will always chat or message what... We’ll keep in touch lah, hor? 2024, Jojo Chia, Afternoon Yuan Yang Club, Epigram Books, →ISBN:
Susan: Jalan Sultan, ah? Quite far from Jurong, you know. I may not be able to get there on time.
Jackson: […] I’ll tell Beng Huat to wait for you, lah. It’s not that far, what. 1989, Eleanor Wong, Jackson on a Jaunt, or, Mistaken Identities, page 8, lines 5–9:
[…] they can't be the same what? 2007, yansimon52, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
(Manglish, Singlish) Used to invite agreement or acknowledgment when something is assumed to be straightforward or already obvious to begin with; similar in function to “right?” and “as you know”.
If it doesn’t get sunlight, it won’t grow what, so you should consider moving it closer to the window.
Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]
[…] like Joel you can just melee what. Melee your way through if you can’t handle them […] 2018, Weimin Toh, quoting Nasir, A Multimodal Approach to Video Games and the Player Experience, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 2016:
(Manglish, Singlish) Used after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwat
Proto-West Germanic *hwat
Old English hwæt
Middle English what
English what
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
Cognate with Scots what, whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).
Its use as a particle of contradiction or objection in colloquial Malaysian and Singaporean Englishes is analogous to Malay apa and Cantonese 喎 /㖞 (wo³, etymology 2, sense 3). It is possible that this was historically reinforced by the dated use of what as a sentence-final question tag in British English.
Meanings
(interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
What d’you say that made him so angry?
Ask them what they want.
My kids set the neighbor's cat on fire. —They did what?
What is your name?
I’ve broken the exhaust manifold gasket. - You’ve broken the what?
Galileo found that all objects, no matter what they're made of, fall at the same ever increasing rate. 1989 May, John Boslough, “Searching for the Secrets of Gravity”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 567:
Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.
The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks! 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
(qualifier:fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.
What is amazing is his boundless energy.
What is astonishing, she doesn't want the job. -What’s even more staggering, neither of her friends does either.
And, what's even worse, I have to work on Sunday too.
(qualifier:fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
A diploma in the waiting room revealed Big Boy to be a member of The American Association of Medical Hydrology, whatever that might be. Furthermore he was a deacon of the Royal Aryan Society for Positive Christianity and as such was privileged to throw in divine healing without extra charge. That went right along with the three-dollar treatment for a touch of the astral power and a short lecture on the latent powers possessed by all of us. “Pow-wers what vassly transent our normaller ones,” was just how Big Boy put it. 1949 November, Nelson Algren, “Rumors of Evening”, in The Man with the Golden Arm: A Novel, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, →OCLC, page 77:
For, it is a name what strikes fear in the heart of anyone what hears it. 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:
It's all to do with the crossing in the river[,] what we're gonna get to shortly. … there's a trust what manages it for the king [..] 2026 June 1, Michael Wilson (King's Guide to the Sands), in "I took a long walk on a dangerous beach" (Tom Scott)
That’s her; that’s the thing what has stole his heart from me. 1902, J. M. Barrie, The Admirable Crichton:
Look! It's that bloke again what was 'ere yesterday!
"I'll tell it ye from the beginning," he said. "My time is from ten at night to six in the morning. At eleven there was a fight at the 'White Hart'; but bar that all was quiet enough on the beat. At one o'clock it began to rain, and I met Harry Murcher—him who has the Holland Grove beat—and we stood together at the corner of Henrietta Street a-talkin'. Presently—maybe about two or a little after—I thought I would take a look round and see that all was right down the Brixton Road. It was precious dirty and lonely. Not a soul did I meet all the way down, though a cab or two went past me. I was a strollin' down, thinkin' between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house. Now, I knew that them two houses in Lauriston Gardens was empty on account of him that owns them who won't have the drains seen to, though the very last tenant what lived in one of them died o' typhoid fever. I was knocked all in a heap therefore at seeing a light in the window, and I suspected as something was wrong. When I got to the door——" 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, page 60:
Translations (438)
bg какво́ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tzm ⵎⴰⵢ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · th อะไร (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ofs hwet (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · btw ngan (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh 啥 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sh šta (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ml എന്തൊരു (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar شُو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sid ma (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ja 物 (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · rsk што (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rap aha (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · as কি (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de das (nonstandard relative pronoun) · syl ꠇꠤꠔꠣ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · oc qué (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gu શું (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu (hogy) mi (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · krl mis (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · grc τί (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu (hogy) mit (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · uk яки́й (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mi aha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cdo 什乇 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · njo-jgl kechi (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sh шта̏ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gag ne (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · el ίντα (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mr काय (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · os цы (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · kix ātéi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yue 乜嘢 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh 物代 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nl dat (nonstandard relative pronoun) · kld minya (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · eu zer (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sh ča (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mt x’ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · he ש (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mhr мо (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gan 什哩 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de die (nonstandard relative pronoun) · zu ni (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fa چی (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pag anto (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · khi-kun tsa-de (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yi וואָס (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · alt неме (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · dar се (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cjs ноо (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar شُو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · orv чьто (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tts อิหยัง (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rop wani (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · vo kis (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · brh anth (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ro ce (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · vi gì (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bo ག་རེ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · io quon (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tly چیچی (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hrx was (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ibg anni (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · la quod (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · tl ano (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bcl ano (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · dsb co (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ki atĩa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mak apa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sl kàj (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · hu ami (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · akl ano (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sq çfarë (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fi mitä (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mi aha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu mi (nonstandard relative pronoun) · br petra (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nds wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sco whit (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · dlm co (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it che cosa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · jje 무신거 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it cosa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ja こと (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sq si (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ms benda (nonstandard relative pronoun) · es lo que (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · hi का (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh 什麼 /什么 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mww dab tsi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tg чӣ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شْنُومَة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nn kva (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · nap quale (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fa کِه (nonstandard relative pronoun) · ota نه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ba нимә (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · my ဘာ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · twf híli (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · kac hpa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · xpu 𐤌 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · es que (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mk какво (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar أيش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ig gịnị̄ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · xdq ци (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mk што (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · fo hvat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cu чьто (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ban apa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · az nə (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ilo ania (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · uz nima (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ko 무엇 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu mit (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cop ⲁϣ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rup tsi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bg що (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tly چه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar شنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fa چِه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ru что (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bxd pɛ̠⁵⁵ tʃuŋ⁵¹ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tly چی (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · izh kumpa (nonstandard relative pronoun) · ia qual (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nb hva (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ta என்ன (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · eve як (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · so maxa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · be што (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gl o que (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · jv apa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zza çıçi (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · fr quel (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nv haʼátʼíísh (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fi mikä (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · okm 므스〮 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tyv чүү (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ttt çü (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar آش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh са (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · id apa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sco whit (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · zh 啥物 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hsb što (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · kbd сыт (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · wyi ining-jak (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · chn iktah (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mk тоа што (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · nl hetgeen (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sga cid (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it quello che (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · hu mi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · lmo che (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ckb چی (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gl que (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu mit (nonstandard relative pronoun) · sh што̏ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ace peuë (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · he מה (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ars وش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tt ни (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sou พรือ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mn юу (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar وش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pt o que (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · pap ki (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cv мӗн (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cjy 甚 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb آشِنْهِيَّة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sd ڇا (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr que (nonstandard relative pronoun) · af wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mt xiex (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hrx was (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ar شنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ru то (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · fr qui (nonstandard relative pronoun) · km អី (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gag angı (nonstandard relative pronoun) · sh кај (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ppl tay (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rue што (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pl co (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sl kàj (nonstandard relative pronoun) · bh का (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ms perkara (nonstandard relative pronoun) · ru что (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mrw ngin (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ady сыд (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gld хай (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yue 咩 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sh (Štokavian) štȍ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شْنَوْ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · shu شنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pox cü (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · dz ཅི (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ar مَاذَا (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hil ano (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · tr ne (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · okm 므슴〮 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mn уу (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · acm شنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fur ce (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr qu'est-ce que (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ja の (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · cu ⱍⱐⱅⱁ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yue 乜 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hy ինչ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gv cre (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · igl ẹ́ñwu (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr quoi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rap aha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · lo ຫຍັງ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rop wanim (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gag ani (nonstandard relative pronoun) · lmy aha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zea wat-a (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ru что (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · km ស្អី (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · swb trini (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zdj hindri (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tsg unu (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tly çiç (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr ce qui (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · za caemjdoh (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · scn chi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh 啥貨 /啥货 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sk čo (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ce хӏун (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ceb unsa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · osx hwat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · el ο οποίος (nonstandard relative pronoun) · wuu 啥 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ms اڤ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nl wat (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · te ఏమిటి (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fa آنْچِه (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sh štȁ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fi mikä (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · hsn 麼子 /么子 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cs co (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar شني (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yo kí ni (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tum njani (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · vo kisi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · csb co (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tk näme (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it cosa (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sh kaj (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nci tleihqueh (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · uk що (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar إيش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bug aga (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ko 뭐 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · si මොකක්ද (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pl to (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · njo-jgl kechi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nci tlein (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it che (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sk čo (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · is hvað (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sw nini (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sv vad (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu amit (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mi wai (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zu -ni (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ru кото́рый (nonstandard relative pronoun) · hil ano (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cic nanta (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ky не (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ang hwæt (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ta எது (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bqi چه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sa किम् (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ars إِيش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · vro miä (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شْنِيَّة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · lv kas (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar مَا (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · xqa نا (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · apd شنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zh 何 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sv vad (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · fr ce que (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sh ча (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · za gaiqmaz (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cst hinṭo (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar أشنو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شْ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nap chello ca (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · el τί (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · uga 𐎎𐎅 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ru что (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ar إِيش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · la quod (nonstandard relative pronoun) · pa ਕੀ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ne के (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · kmr çi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bn কী (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ny chiyani (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · vi 之 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ga céard (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · lus eng (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de was (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar أش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ln níni (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pt o que (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar شني (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pam nanu (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr que (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nap che cosa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · izh mikä (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شْنُوَّة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · om maal (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · wmw kinani (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb آشِنْهُومَة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ht sa (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sh što (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · el αυτό που (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · otk 𐰤𐰀 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tl ano (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · zh 啥 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · su naon (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de was (nonstandard relative pronoun) · ms apa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hi क्या (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nv daa (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ro care (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ar مَا (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · inh фу (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zea wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nb hva (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gd na (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · it quel che (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · sq icili (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · quc jas (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · eo kio (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · km អ្វី (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de was (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · io quo (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · la quid (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ja 何 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · tet sá (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fi mikä (nonstandard relative pronoun) · lez вуч (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sk ktorý (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · id mana (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sv som (nonstandard relative pronoun) · el που (nonstandard relative pronoun) · odt wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · it ciò che (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · th ยังไง (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu amit (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · et mida (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · alt не (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ug نېمە (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · rop wot (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · el τι (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · mk што (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bg какво́ (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · chn ikta (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ug نە (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · zza se (diq) (nonstandard relative pronoun) · zza se (diq) (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yai чо (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · yol fade (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nl wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · evn экун (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · lt kas (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ga cad (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pl co (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hy ինչ (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · bxd pɛ̠⁵⁵ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pt que (nonstandard relative pronoun) · zza çıçi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ca què (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · et mis (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · li wat (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · uk що (nonstandard relative pronoun) · es qué (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hu ami (nonstandard relative pronoun) · vep mi (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · liv mis (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · wyi winha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · da hvad (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · pcm wetin (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شِنْهُومَة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · eo ke (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · ar ش (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · eu -n (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · got 𐍈𐌰 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sl káj (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mns ма̄ныр (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ur کْیا (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · hak 麼個 /么个 (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fy dy't (nonstandard relative pronoun) · kn ಏನು (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · xal ю (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شِنْهُو (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cs co (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · et mida (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · kri wetin (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · gd dè (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ky эмне (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mdf мезе (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mnc ᠶᠠ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · or କଣ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · haw aha (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ctd bang (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · isd naxan (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · war ano (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · es cuál (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ka რა (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nay minye (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · fr qu'est-ce qui (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de der (nonstandard relative pronoun) · mi hea (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ps څه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · cy beth (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · de waas (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sl kàr (nonstandard relative pronoun) · aeb آشِنْهُوَّة (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nci tleh (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ar ايه (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ba ни (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · bqi چی (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · sq ç' (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nl wat (nonstandard relative pronoun) · eo kiu (fused relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing(s) that) · kk не (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ast qué (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · nn kva (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · aeb شِنْهِي (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · mnc ᠠᡳ (what? (interrogative pronoun)) · ml എന്ത് (what? (interrogative pronoun))