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katha¹

Where it comes from

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

noun kathas

  1. countable The recitation of a Hindu religious story. A list of the common themes narrated in a katha would comprise of the kidnapping of a girl, battle, separation and epic and puranic events.
  2. uncountable Such storytelling considered as a genre.

katha²

Where it comes from

From Hindi कट्ठा (kaṭṭhā) or Bengali কাঠা (kaṭha).

noun kathas · cottah · kattha

  1. A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.

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@misc{katha_2026,
  title = {katha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/katha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}