কথা

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Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “conversation, speech”).

Pronunciation

Noun

কথা • (kotha)

  1. word, sentence
    মোৰ কথাখিনি মনত ৰাখিবা ― mür kothakhini monot rakhiba ― Remember what I said. (literally, “You will keep my words in your mind.”)
  2. description, matter, story
  3. spiritual instruction
  4. discussion
  5. intention, private thought
  6. promise

Declension

Inflection of কথা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal formal
absolutive কথা
kotha 		কথাটো
kothatü 		কথাকেইটা
kothakeita 		কথাবোৰ
kothabür 		কথাবিলাক
kothabilak 		কথাসমূহ
kothaxomuh
ergative কথাই
kothai 		কথাটোৱে
kothatüe 		কথাকেইটাই
kothakeitai 		কথাবোৰে
kothabüre 		কথাবিলাকে
kothabilake 		কথাসমূহে
kothaxomuhe
accusative কথাক
kothak 		কথাটোক
kothatük 		কথাকেইটাক
kothakeitak 		কথাবোৰক
kothabürok 		কথাবিলাকক
kothabilakok 		কথাসমূহক
kothaxomuhok
genitive কথাৰ
kothar 		কথাটোৰ
kothatür 		কথাকেইটাৰ
kothakeitar 		কথাবোৰৰ
kothabüror 		কথাবিলাকৰ
kothabilakor 		কথাসমূহৰ
kothaxomuhor
dative কথালৈ
kothaloi 		কথাটোলৈ
kothatüloi 		কথাকেইটালৈ
kothakeitaloi 		কথাবোৰলৈ
kothabüroloi 		কথাবিলাকলৈ
kothabilakoloi 		কথাসমূহলৈ
kothaxomuholoi
terminative কথালৈকে
kothaloike 		কথাটোলৈকে
kothatüloike 		কথাকেইটালৈকে
kothakeitaloike 		কথাবোৰলৈকে
kothabüroloike 		কথাবিলাকলৈকে
kothabilakoloike 		কথাসমূহলৈকে
kothaxomuholoike
instrumental কথাৰে
kothare 		কথাটোৰে
kothatüre 		কথাকেইটাৰে
kothakeitare 		কথাবোৰেৰে
kothabürere 		কথাবিলাকেৰে
kothabilakere 		কথাসমূহেৰে
kothaxomuhere
locative কথাত
kothat 		কথাটোত
kothatüt 		কথাকেইটাত
kothakeitat 		কথাবোৰত
kothabürot 		কথাবিলাকত
kothabilakot 		কথাসমূহত
kothaxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

(uncountable):

Inflection of কথা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
specific not specific
informal formal
absolutive কথা
kotha 		কথাখিনি
kothakhini 		কথাবোৰ
kothabür 		কথাবিলাক
kothabilak 		কথাসমূহ
kothaxomuh
ergative কথাই
kothai 		কথাখিনিয়ে
kothakhinie 		কথাবোৰে
kothabüre 		কথাবিলাকে
kothabilake 		কথাসমূহে
kothaxomuhe
accusative কথাক
kothak 		কথাখিনিক
kothakhinik 		কথাবোৰক
kothabürok 		কথাবিলাকক
kothabilakok 		কথাসমূহক
kothaxomuhok
genitive কথাৰ
kothar 		কথাখিনিৰ
kothakhinir 		কথাবোৰৰ
kothabüror 		কথাবিলাকৰ
kothabilakor 		কথাসমূহৰ
kothaxomuhor
dative কথালৈ
kothaloi 		কথাখিনিলৈ
kothakhiniloi 		কথাবোৰলৈ
kothabüroloi 		কথাবিলাকলৈ
kothabilakoloi 		কথাসমূহলৈ
kothaxomuholoi
instrumental কথাৰে
kothare 		কথাখিনিৰে
kothakhinire 		কথাবোৰেৰে
kothabürere 		কথাবিলাকেৰে
kothabilakere 		কথাসমূহেৰে
kothaxomuhere
locative কথাত
kothat 		কথাখিনিত
kothakhinit 		কথাবোৰত
kothabürot 		কথাবিলাকত
kothabilakot 		কথাসমূহত
kothaxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “conversation, speech”).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔt̪ʰa/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔt̪ʰa/,
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Noun

কথা • (kotha)

  1. word, speech, utterance, statement
    কথা বল!
    kotha bol!
    Speak!
    (literally, “Say words!”)
  2. talk, conversation, discourse
    কি নিয়ে কথা বলা হচ্ছে?
    ki niẏe kotha bola hocche?
    What is being talked about (in the conversation)?
  3. topic
  4. saying
    একটা কথা আছে
    ekṭa kotha ache
    There is a saying
  5. story, tale
  6. promise
    কথা রাখবে কিন্তু।
    kotha rakhbe kintu.
    But you have to keep your promise.

Postposition

কথা • (kotha)

  1. about
    আমরা সেই দিনের কথা জানি না।
    amra śei diner kotha jani na.
    We don't know about that day.

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Noun

কথা f

  1. Bengali script form of kathā

Declension

Declension table of "কথা" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)কথা (kathā)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
Accusative (second)কথং (kathaṃ)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
Instrumental (third)কথায (kathāya)কথাহি (kathāhi) or কথাভি (kathābhi)
Dative (fourth)কথায (kathāya)কথানং (kathānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)কথায (kathāya)কথাহি (kathāhi) or কথাভি (kathābhi)
Genitive (sixth)কথায (kathāya)কথানং (kathānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)কথায (kathāya) or কথাযং (kathāyaṃ)কথাসু (kathāsu)
Vocative (calling)কথে (kathe)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
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