kathā

See also: katha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 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)
• 𑄇𑄗𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

kathā f

1. 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)
• → Malay: kata
  • > Indonesian: kata (inherited)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “kathā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead