A Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India v3.c19.62

v3.c19.62

“Or.”—H. बा, अथवा, which are Skr., with ब for व. The Arabic या, یا is very common, and commoner still is कि, probably shortened from किंवा. This कि is colloquially common in nearly all the languages. G. writes it के, where *e* is short. M. lengthens the vowel and retains the nasalization कों, also using अथवा, as does G. P. के, अथवा, and या. S. के and को. B. uses several varieties of किंवा, as किम्बा, किवा, कि, and वा, also अथवा. O. the same.