कथा
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).
Pronunciation
Noun
कथा • (kathā) f (Urdu spelling کتھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कथा kathā |
कथाएँ kathāẽ |
| oblique | कथा kathā |
कथाओं kathāõ |
| vocative | कथा kathā |
कथाओ kathāo |
Derived terms
- परी कथा (parī kathā, “fairy tale”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कथा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa , Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “कथा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).
Pronunciation
Noun
कथा • (kathā) f
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कथा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कथा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
कथा f
Declension
Declension table of "कथा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | कथा (kathā) | कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā) |
| Accusative (second) | कथं (kathaṃ) | कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā) |
| Instrumental (third) | कथाय (kathāya) | कथाहि (kathāhi) or कथाभि (kathābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | कथाय (kathāya) | कथानं (kathānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | कथाय (kathāya) | कथाहि (kathāhi) or कथाभि (kathābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | कथाय (kathāya) | कथानं (kathānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | कथाय (kathāya) or कथायं (kathāyaṃ) | कथासु (kathāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | कथे (kathe) | कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কথা (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
- কথা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ကထာ (Burmese script)
- કથા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂟𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಥಾ (Kannada script)
- កថា (Khmer script)
- ກຖາ (Lao script)
- കഥാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᠲᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
- କଥା (Odia script)
- ꢒꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කථා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩬𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚚𑚭 (Takri script)
- கத²ா (Tamil script)
- కథా (Telugu script)
- กถา (Thai script)
- ཀ་ཐཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨚𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Nominalized from the interrogative कथा (kathā, “how; whence; why”) (compare कथम् (katham)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH (“in what way”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kʷós (compare similar formations: यथा (yathā) from *HyátʰaH (“in which way; as”) and तथा (tathā) from *tátʰaH (“in that way; so”)). The Sanskrit root is कथ् (kath).
Pronunciation
Noun
कथा • (kathā́) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | कथा (kathā) | कथे (kathe) | कथाः (kathāḥ) |
| accusative | कथाम् (kathām) | कथे (kathe) | कथाः (kathāḥ) |
| instrumental | कथया (kathayā) कथा¹ (kathā¹) |
कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) | कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ) |
| dative | कथायै (kathāyai) | कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) | कथाभ्यः (kathābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कथायाः (kathāyāḥ) कथायै² (kathāyai²) |
कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) | कथाभ्यः (kathābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कथायाः (kathāyāḥ) कथायै² (kathāyai²) |
कथयोः (kathayoḥ) | कथानाम् (kathānām) |
| locative | कथायाम् (kathāyām) | कथयोः (kathayoḥ) | कथासु (kathāsu) |
| vocative | कथे (kathe) | कथे (kathe) | कथाः (kathāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- कथासरित्सागर (kathāsaritsāgara)
- कथावार्त्ता (kathāvārttā)
Descendants
- → English: kathak, katha
- → Kannada: ಕತೆ (kate), ಕಥೆ (kathe)
- → Malayalam: കഥ (katha)
- Pali: kathā
- → Punjabi: ਕਥਾ (kathā)
- → Tamil: கதை (katai)
- → Telugu: కథ (katha)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kathā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 135
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 295