katikā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀢𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• कतिका (Devanagari script)
• কতিকা (Bengali script)
• කතිකා (Sinhalese script)
• ကတိကာ or ၵတိၵႃ (Burmese script)
• กติกา or กะติกา (Thai script)
• ᨠᨲᩥᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຕິກາ or ກະຕິກາ (Lao script)
• កតិកា (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄖𑄨𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Likely derived either from katheti (“to speak, tell”) or karoti (“to build, do”), though which one exactly is unclear.

Noun

katikā f

1. agreement, talk, conversation

Descendants

• → Burmese: ကတိ (ka.ti.)
• → Khmer: កតិកា (kaʼtekaa)
• → Thai: กติกา (gà-dtì-gaa)