kathā

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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)

References

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

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