कथा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kəˈt̪ʰa(ː)]

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f (Urdu spelling کتھا‎)

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 (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कथा kathā	कथाएँ kathāẽ
oblique	कथा kathā	कथाओं kathāõ
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).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kə.t̪ʰa/
Audio (file)

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f

story

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

kathā (Latin script)
𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi 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

कथा f

speech, story, talk

Declension

Declension table of "कथा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	कथा (kathā)	कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā)
Accusative (second)	कथं (kathaṃ)	कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā)
Instrumental (third)	कथाय (kathāya)	कथाहि (kathāhi) or कथाभि (kathābhi)
Dative (fourth)	कथाय (kathāya)	कथानं (kathānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	कथाय (kathāya)	कथाहि (kathāhi) or कथाभि (kathābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	कथाय (kathāya)	कथानं (kathānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	कथाय (kathāya) or कथायं (kathāyaṃ)	कथासु (kathāsu)
Vocative (calling)	कथे (kathe)	कथायो (kathāyo) or कथा (kathā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬓᬣᬵ (Balinese script)
কথা (Assamese script)
কথা (Bengali script)
𑰎𑰞𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
𑌕𑌥𑌾 (Grantha script)
કથા (Gujarati script)
ਕਥਾ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦏꦡꦴ (Javanese script)
កថា (Khmer script)
ಕಥಾ (Kannada script)
ກຖາ (Lao script)
കഥാ (Malayalam script)
𑘎𑘞𑘰 (Modi script)
ᢉᠠᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
ᡬᠠᡨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
ကထာ (Burmese script)
𑦮𑦾𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐎𑐠𑐵 (Newa script)
କଥା (Oriya script)
ꢒꢢꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆑𑆡𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖎𑖞𑖯 (Siddham script)
කථා (Sinhalese script)
కథా (Telugu script)
กถา (Thai script)
ཀ་ཐཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒏𑒟𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Nominalized from the interrogative कथा (kathā, “how; whence; why”) (compare कथम् (katham)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH (“in what way”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kʷós (compare similar formations: यथा (yathā) from *HyátʰaH (“in which way; as”) and तथा (tathā) from *tátʰaH (“in that way; so”)).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tʰɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.t̪ʰɑː/

Noun

कथा • (kathā) f

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कथा (kathā)
	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 / कथा¹ kathayā / kathā¹	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
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

कथासरित्सागर (kathāsaritsāgara)
*कथावार्त्ता (kathāvārttā)

Descendants

→ English: kathak, katha
Pali: kathā
- → Khmer: កថា (ka’tʰaa)
- → Tagalog: katha
- → Malay: kata
  - → Indonesian: kata
- → Minangkabau: kato
Punjabi: ਕਥਾ (kathā)
→ Tamil: கதை (katai)
→ Kannada: ಕತೆ (kate)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kathā‍”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 135

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