କଥା

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word କଥା. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word କଥା, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say କଥା in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word କଥା you have here. The definition of the word କଥା will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofକଥା, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Odia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Pronunciation

Noun

କଥା (kathā)

  1. tale; fable; folktale
  2. conversation; talk
  3. speech
  4. information; news; passage
  5. utterance
  6. word
  7. language
  8. matter; subject
  9. proverb; saying; adage
  10. something; anything
  11. happening, event; incident
  12. advice
  13. request
  14. condition; plight
  15. order
  16. act
  17. sentence
  18. reference
  19. discussion
  20. proposal
  21. rumour
  22. account; description
  23. secret
  24. promise
  25. agreement
  26. resolution
  27. conduct

References

  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କଥା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya, Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 91