kathā

See also: katha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • कथा (Devanagari script)
  • কথা (Bengali script)
  • කථා (Sinhalese script)
  • ကထာ or ၵထႃ (Burmese script)
  • กถา or กะถา (Thai script)
  • ᨠᨳᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກຖາ or ກະຖາ (Lao script)
  • កថា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄗𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

kathā f

  1. speech, story, talk

Declension

Declension table of "kathā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kathākathāyo or kathā
Accusative (second)kathaṃkathāyo or kathā
Instrumental (third)kathāyakathāhi or kathābhi
Dative (fourth)kathāyakathānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)kathāyakathāhi or kathābhi
Genitive (sixth)kathāyakathānaṃ
Locative (seventh)kathāya or kathāyaṃkathāsu
Vocative (calling)kathekathāyo or kathā

Descendants

  • → Khmer: កថា (ka’tʰaa)
  • → Malay: kata
    • > Indonesian: kata (inherited)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kathā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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