kathā
See also: katha
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- कथा (Devanagari 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)
Noun
kathā f
- speech, story, talk
Declension
Declension table of "kathā" (feminine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | kathā | kathāyo or kathā |
Accusative (second) | kathaṃ | kathāyo or kathā |
Instrumental (third) | kathāya | kathāhi or kathābhi |
Dative (fourth) | kathāya | kathānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | kathāya | kathāhi or kathābhi |
Genitive (sixth) | kathāya | kathānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | kathāya or kathāyaṃ | kathāsu |
Vocative (calling) | kathe | kathāyo or kathā |
Descendants
- → Khmer: កថា (ka’tʰaa)
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “kathā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead