kata-kata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of kata. Root word from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaˌtaʔ kaˈtaʔ/ [kɐˌt̪aʔ kɐˈt̪aʔ]
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /kaˌta(ʔ) kaˈtaʔ/ [kɐˌt̪aː xɐˈt̪aʔ]
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • IPA(key): /ˌkataʔ ˈkataʔ/ [ˌkaː.t̪ɐʔ ˈkaː.t̪ɐʔ] (obsolete)
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌkata(ʔ) ˈkataʔ/ [ˌkaː.t̪aː ˈxaː.t̪ɐʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: ka‧ta-ka‧ta

Noun

katâ-katâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜃᜆ)

  1. legend; folk tale
    Synonyms: alamat, kuwentong-bayan
  2. fiction; make-believe; something made up
    Synonyms: gawa-gawa, imbento, kathang-isip
  3. tattle; idle talk
  4. guess; imagination; surmise; gossip

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