katha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The recitation of a Hindu religious story.
  2. Such storytelling considered as a genre.
noun
  1. A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.

Word forms

katha kathas cottah kattha

Etymology

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

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