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Likely derived either from katheti (“to speak, tell”) or karoti (“to build, do”), though which one exactly is unclear.[1]
katikā f
- agreement, talk, conversation
- → Burmese: ကတိ (ka.ti.)
- → Khmer: កតិកា (kaʼtekaa)
- → Thai: กติกา (gà-dtì-gaa)
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “katikā”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead