କଥା

Odia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔt̪ʰa/

Noun

କଥା (kathā)

1. tale; fable; folktale
2. conversation; talk
3. speech
4. information; news; passage
5. utterance
6. word
7. language
8. matter; subject
9. proverb; saying; adage
10. something; anything
11. happening, event; incident
12. advice
13. request
14. condition; plight
15. order
16. act
17. sentence
18. reference
19. discussion
20. proposal
21. rumour
22. account; description
23. secret
24. promise
25. agreement
26. resolution
27. conduct

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କଥା”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 91