कथा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.t̪ʰɑː/

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f (Urdu spelling کتها‎)

  1. story, narrative
    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.
    Synonyms: कहानी (kahānī), अफ़साना (afsānā)

Declension
Declension of कथा
Singular Plural
Direct कथा (kathā) कथाएँ (kathāẽ)
Oblique कथा (kathā) कथाओं (kathāon)
Vocative कथा (kathā) कथाओ (kathāo)

Derived terms
  • परी कथा (parī kathā, “fairy tale”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कथा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], 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).

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f

  1. story

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “कथा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “कथा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms

Noun

कथा f

  1. speech, story, talk

Declension
Declension table of "कथा" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)कथाकथायो or कथा
Accusative (second)कथंकथायो or कथा
Instrumental (third)कथायकथाहि or कथाभि
Dative (fourth)कथायकथानं
Ablative (fifth)कथायकथाहि or कथाभि
Genitive (sixth)कथायकथानं
Locative (seventh)कथाय or कथायंकथासु
Vocative (calling)कथेकथायो or कथा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From कथ् (kath)

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f

  1. story

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of कथा
Nom. sg. कथा (kathā)
Gen. sg. कथायाः (kathāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कथा (kathā) कथे (kathe) कथाः (kathāḥ)
Vocative कथे (kathe) कथे (kathe) कथाः (kathāḥ)
Accusative कथाम् (kathām) कथे (kathe) कथाः (kathāḥ)
Instrumental कथया (kathayā) कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) कथाभिः (kathābhiḥ)
Dative कथायै (kathāyai) कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) कथाभ्यः (kathābhyaḥ)
Ablative कथायाः (kathāyāḥ) कथाभ्याम् (kathābhyām) कथाभ्यः (kathābhyaḥ)
Genitive कथायाः (kathāyāḥ) कथयोः (kathayoḥ) कथानाम् (kathānām)
Locative कथायाम् (kathāyām) कथयोः (kathayoḥ) कथासु (kathāsu)

Derived terms

Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.