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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा ( kathā ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
कथा • (kathā ) f (Urdu spelling کتھا )
story , narrative
Synonyms: कहानी ( kahānī ) , अफ़साना ( afsānā )
वह जटिल लघु कथाएँ लिखता और प्रकाशित करता है। vah jaṭil laghu kathāẽ likhtā aur prakāśit kartā hai. He writes and publishes intricate short stories .
Declension
Declension of कथा (fem ā-stem)
singular
plural
direct
कथा kathā
कथाएँ kathāẽ
oblique
कथा kathā
कथाओं kathāõ
vocative
कथा kathā
कथाओ kathāo
Derived terms
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
story
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 scripts
kathā ( Latin script ) 𑀓𑀣𑀸 ( Brahmi 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
कथा f
speech , story , talk
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
conversation , speech
story , tale
discussion , talk
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
→ English: kathak , katha
→ Kannada: ಕತೆ ( kate ) , ಕಥೆ ( kathe )
→ Malayalam: കഥ ( katha )
Pali: kathā
→ Khmer: កថា ( ka’tʰaa )
→ Tagalog: katha
→ Malay: kata > Indonesian: kata ( inherited )
→ Minangkabau: kato
→ 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