kata

See also: Kata, Káta, käta, kåta, Káťa, kąta, kata-, κατά, and Appendix:Variations of "kata"

English

A woman performing a kata

Etymology 1

From Japanese 型 (“pattern, model”). In English use since the 1950s.

Noun

kata (plural katas or kata)

1. (martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
   • 1979, Masatoshi Nakayama, Best Karate: Heian, Tekki, page 12,

     About fifty kata, or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently.

   • 2006, Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman, Karate in Action, page 22,

     Katas are a series of motions, such as punches, strikes, and kicks, arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern allows the motions to flow into one another. A student must learn a new kata to advance to each new belt level.

   • 2009, Thomas W. Hanlon, The Sports Rules Book, Human Kinetics, page 161,

     When the competitor's name is called, she stands on the designated line, bows to the panel of judges, and announces the name of the kata she will perform. […] She then performs the kata. When she is finished, her opponent performs her kata. At the end of the second kata, both return to the mat area to await the decision of the judging panel.

   • 2010, Kenji Tokitsu, The Katas: The Meaning Behind the Movements.

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”). Compare cata-.

Noun

kata (plural katas)

1. Abbreviation of kata thermometer.
2. (in combination) A drop (in temperature).

   kata thermometer; kata factor

Adverb

kata (comparative more kata, superlative most kata)

1. In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
   • 1985, Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes (page 43)

     Your right half would move ana, let us say, and your left half would move kata. The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space.

   • 2005, Animation journal (volumes 13-15)

     Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms.

Antonyms

• ana

Etymology 3

Noun

kata (plural katas)

1. Alternative form of gata

Anagrams

• taka

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Chickasaw

Pronoun

kata

1. (interrogative) who
2. (interrogative) whose

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkata]

Noun

kata

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

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Esperanto

Etymology

kato (“cat”) +‎ -a (“adjective”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkata]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta

Adjective

kata (accusative singular katan, plural kataj, accusative plural katajn)

1. feline

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Finnish

Verb

kata

1. inflection of kattaa:
   1. indicative present connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

• akat, taka, taka-

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta/

Noun

kata (first-person possessive kataku, second-person possessive katamu, third-person possessive katanya)

1. word

Hyponyms

• kata benda
• kata depan
• kata ganti
• kata kerja
• kata penghubung
• kata sandang
• kata seru
• kata sifat

Derived terms

• kelas kata
• suku kata

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Japanese

Romanization

kata

1. Rōmaji transcription of かた

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Noun

kata (Jawi spelling کات, plural kata-kata, informal 1st possessive kataku, 2nd possessive katamu, 3rd possessive katanya)

1. word

Derived terms

• suku kata

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Novial

Etymology

kate +‎ -a (feminine nominal suffix).

Noun

1. female cat

Hypernyms

• kate (“cat”)

Coordinate terms

• kato (“male cat”)

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• कत (Devanagari script)
• কত (Bengali script)
• කත (Sinhalese script)
• ကတ or ၵတ (Burmese script)
• กต or กะตะ (Thai script)
• ᨠᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຕ or ກະຕະ (Lao script)
• កត (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄖 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृत (kṛta, “done”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás. Compare Hindi किया (kiyā), Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (klt /⁠-kirt⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐ.t̪ɐ/

Verb

kata

1. past participle of karoti; done

Declension

Declension table of "kata" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kato	katā
Accusative (second)	kataṃ	kate
Instrumental (third)	katena	katehi or katebhi
Dative (fourth)	katassa or katāya or katatthaṃ	katānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	katasmā or katamhā or katā	katehi or katebhi
Genitive (sixth)	katassa	katānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	katasmiṃ or katamhi or kate	katesu
Vocative (calling)	kata	katā

Declension table of "katā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	katā	katāyo or katā
Accusative (second)	kataṃ	katāyo or katā
Instrumental (third)	katāya	katāhi or katābhi
Dative (fourth)	katāya	katānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	katāya	katāhi or katābhi
Genitive (sixth)	katāya	katānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	katāya or katāyaṃ	katāsu
Vocative (calling)	kate	katāyo or katā

Declension table of "kata" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kataṃ	katāni
Accusative (second)	kataṃ	katāni
Instrumental (third)	katena	katehi or katebhi
Dative (fourth)	katassa or katāya or katatthaṃ	katānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	katasmā or katamhā or katā	katehi or katebhi
Genitive (sixth)	katassa	katānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	katasmiṃ or katamhi or kate	katesu
Vocative (calling)	kata	katāni

Derived terms

• sukata
• dukkata

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Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɐtɐ]

Noun

kata

1. (anatomy) head
2. mind
3. (of a car) bonnet, hood
4. (of a lorry) cab

Derived terms

• katapi (“pillow”)
• kata kura (“headache”)
• kata kutjara (“two-faced”)
• kata tarka (“bald”)
• Kata Tjuṯa

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ta/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَات‎ (qāt).

Noun

kata f

1. (rare) khat (plant)

   Synonym: czuwaliczka

Declension

Declension of kata

	singular	plural
nominative	kata	katy
genitive	katy	kat
dative	kacie	katom
accusative	katę	katy
instrumental	katą	katami
locative	kacie	katach
vocative	kato	katy

Etymology 2

From Japanese 型

Noun

kata f (indeclinable)

1. (martial arts) kata

Etymology 3

Noun

kata m pers or m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Rapa Nui

Verb

kata

1. laugh

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Slovak

Noun

kata

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

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Swahili

Verb

-kata (infinitive kukata)

1. to cut (to break or sever, including in a metaphorical sense)
2. (of tickets) to buy
3. to bring to an end

Conjugation

Conjugation of -kata
Positive present -nakata Subjunctive -kate Negative -kati Imperative singular kata
Infinitives
Positive kukata Negative kutokata
Imperatives
Singular kata Plural kateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukata Positive past positive subject concord + -likata Negative past negative subject concord + -kukata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakata) Singular Plural 1st person ninakata/nakata tunakata 2nd person unakata mnakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakata wanakata other classes positive subject concord + -nakata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kati) Singular Plural 1st person sikati hatukati 2nd person hukati hamkati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakati hawakati other classes negative subject concord + -kati
Positive future positive subject concord + -takata Negative future negative subject concord + -takata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kate) Singular Plural 1st person nikate tukate 2nd person ukate mkate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akate wakate other classes positive subject concord + -kate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akata) Singular Plural 1st person nakata twakata 2nd person wakata mwakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) akata wakata m-mi(III/IV) wakata yakata ji-ma(V/VI) lakata yakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakata vyakata n(IX/X) yakata zakata u(XI) wakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwakata pa(XVI) pakata mu(XVIII) mwakata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokata Consecutive kakata / positive subject concord + -kakata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nikata -tukata 2nd person -kukata -wakata/-kukateni/-wakateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkata -wakata m-mi(III/IV) -ukata -ikata ji-ma(V/VI) -likata -yakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikata -vikata n(IX/X) -ikata -zikata u(XI) -ukata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kukata pa(XVI) -pakata mu(XVIII) -mukata Reflexive -jikata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -kataye -katao m-mi(III/IV) -katao -katayo ji-ma(V/VI) -katalo -katayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katacho -katavyo n(IX/X) -katayo -katazo u(XI) -katao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -katako pa(XVI) -katapo mu(XVIII) -katamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekata -okata m-mi(III/IV) -okata -yokata ji-ma(V/VI) -lokata -yokata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokata -vyokata n(IX/X) -yokata -zokata u(XI) -okata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokata pa(XVI) -pokata mu(XVIII) -mokata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -katisha (“to cancel”)
  • Passive: -katwa (“to get cut”)
  • Stative: -katika (“to be cut”)
  • Other formations: -kata choo (“to interrupt (idiomatic)”)

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”)

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈtaʔ/

Noun

kata

1. start of bubbling of rice being boiled
2. fiction; make-believe
3. idle talk

Alternative forms

• katha

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈta/

Pronoun

kata

1. we; the two of us; you and I

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Volapük

Noun

kata

1. genitive singular of kat

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Western Highland Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Chatino *kesa (“tobacco”), from Proto-Zapotecan *keʔsa.

Noun

kata⁴

1. cigar, cigarette

Related terms

• lkaꞌ kata

References

• Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos‎^[1] (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 40