katha

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Sanskrit कथा (kathā). ==== Noun ==== katha (countable and uncountable, plural kathas) (countable) The recitation of a Hindu religious story. 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 300: She and her group did not disperse even after the katha had commenced. Their chatter disturbed the listeners. (uncountable) Such storytelling considered as a genre. === Etymology 2 === From Hindi कट्ठा (kaṭṭhā) or Bengali কাঠা (kaṭha). ==== Alternative forms ==== cottah kattha ==== Noun ==== katha (plural kathas) A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place. === Anagrams === katah, khata == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === catha — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling kata === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷós. Compare Malay kata. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /katˈhaʔ/ [kɐt̪ˈhaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: kat‧ha === Noun === kathâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜑ) literary composition Synonyms: akda, sinulat, kinatha, komposisyong literarya, komposisyong pampanitikan, akdang pampanitikan musical composition Synonyms: tugtugin, musika invention Synonyms: imbensiyon, imbento, pag-imbento, likha, paglikha creation Synonyms: likha, kreasyon, lalang fiction; story Synonyms: piksiyon, kuwento idle talk ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “katha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === tahak, hatak