Bengali · Question Words
কোথায়
kothay
Where
Beginneradverb
Definition
Used to ask about places.
Example
স্টেশন কোথায়?
Where is the station?
Etymology
'কোথায়' (kothay) is derived from Old Indo-Aryan, indicating a query about location and remains consistent in syntactic function.
How & Where It’s Used
'কোথায়' is commonly used in both spoken and written Bengali. It is suitable for all registers, from casual conversations to formal questions.