কথা

See also: কঁথা

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “conversation, speech”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.tʰa/

Noun

কথা • (kotha)

  1. word, sentence
    মোৰ কথাখিনি মনত ৰাখিবা ― mür kothakhini monot rakhiba ― Remember what I said. (literally, “You will keep my words in your mind.”)
  2. description, matter, story
  3. spiritual instruction
  4. discussion
  5. intention, private thought
  6. promise

Declension
Inflection of কথা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal formal
absolutive কথা
kotha		 কথাটো
kothatü		 কথাকেইটা
kothakeita		 কথাবোৰ
kothabür		 কথাবিলাক
kothabilak		 কথাসমূহ
kothaxomuh
ergative কথাই
kothai		 কথাটোৱে
kothatüe		 কথাকেইটাই
kothakeitai		 কথাবোৰে
kothabüre		 কথাবিলাকে
kothabilake		 কথাসমূহে
kothaxomuhe
accusative কথাক
kothak		 কথাটোক
kothatük		 কথাকেইটাক
kothakeitak		 কথাবোৰক
kothabürok		 কথাবিলাকক
kothabilakok		 কথাসমূহক
kothaxomuhok
genitive কথাৰ
kothar		 কথাটোৰ
kothatür		 কথাকেইটাৰ
kothakeitar		 কথাবোৰৰ
kothabüror		 কথাবিলাকৰ
kothabilakor		 কথাসমূহৰ
kothaxomuhor
dative কথালৈ
kothaloi		 কথাটোলৈ
kothatüloi		 কথাকেইটালৈ
kothakeitaloi		 কথাবোৰলৈ
kothabüroloi		 কথাবিলাকলৈ
kothabilakoloi		 কথাসমূহলৈ
kothaxomuholoi
terminative কথালৈকে
kothaloike		 কথাটোলৈকে
kothatüloike		 কথাকেইটালৈকে
kothakeitaloike		 কথাবোৰলৈকে
kothabüroloike		 কথাবিলাকলৈকে
kothabilakoloike		 কথাসমূহলৈকে
kothaxomuholoike
instrumental কথাৰে
kothare		 কথাটোৰে
kothatüre		 কথাকেইটাৰে
kothakeitare		 কথাবোৰেৰে
kothabürere		 কথাবিলাকেৰে
kothabilakere		 কথাসমূহেৰে
kothaxomuhere
locative কথাত
kothat		 কথাটোত
kothatüt		 কথাকেইটাত
kothakeitat		 কথাবোৰত
kothabürot		 কথাবিলাকত
kothabilakot		 কথাসমূহত
kothaxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

(uncountable):

Inflection of কথা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
specific not specific
informal formal
absolutive কথা
kotha		 কথাখিনি
kothakhini		 কথাবোৰ
kothabür		 কথাবিলাক
kothabilak		 কথাসমূহ
kothaxomuh
ergative কথাই
kothai		 কথাখিনিয়ে
kothakhinie		 কথাবোৰে
kothabüre		 কথাবিলাকে
kothabilake		 কথাসমূহে
kothaxomuhe
accusative কথাক
kothak		 কথাখিনিক
kothakhinik		 কথাবোৰক
kothabürok		 কথাবিলাকক
kothabilakok		 কথাসমূহক
kothaxomuhok
genitive কথাৰ
kothar		 কথাখিনিৰ
kothakhinir		 কথাবোৰৰ
kothabüror		 কথাবিলাকৰ
kothabilakor		 কথাসমূহৰ
kothaxomuhor
dative কথালৈ
kothaloi		 কথাখিনিলৈ
kothakhiniloi		 কথাবোৰলৈ
kothabüroloi		 কথাবিলাকলৈ
kothabilakoloi		 কথাসমূহলৈ
kothaxomuholoi
instrumental কথাৰে
kothare		 কথাখিনিৰে
kothakhinire		 কথাবোৰেৰে
kothabürere		 কথাবিলাকেৰে
kothabilakere		 কথাসমূহেৰে
kothaxomuhere
locative কথাত
kothat		 কথাখিনিত
kothakhinit		 কথাবোৰত
kothabürot		 কথাবিলাকত
kothabilakot		 কথাসমূহত
kothaxomuhot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “conversation, speech”).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kɔt̪ʰa/, [ˈkɔt̪ʰaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔt̪ʰa/, [ˈkɔt̪ʰaˑ]
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Noun

কথা • (kotha)

  1. word, speech, utterance, statement
    কথা বল!
    kotha bol!
    Speak!
    (literally, “Say words!”)
  2. talk, conversation, discourse
    কি নিয়ে কথা বলা হচ্ছে?
    ki niẏe kotha bola hocche?
    What is being talked about (in the conversation)?
  3. topic
  4. saying
    একটা কথা আছে
    ekṭa kotha ache
    There is a saying
  5. story, tale
  6. promise
    কথা রাখবে কিন্তু।
    kotha rakhbe kintu.
    But you have to keep your promise.

Postposition

কথা • (kotha)

  1. about
    আমরা সেই দিনের কথা জানি না।
    amra śei diner kotha jani na.
    We don't know about that day.

References

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • kathā (Latin script)
  • 𑀓𑀣𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • कथा (Devanagari script)
  • කථා (Sinhalese script)
  • ကထာ or ၵထႃ (Burmese script)
  • กถา or กะถา (Thai script)
  • ᨠᨳᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ກຖາ or ກະຖາ (Lao script)
  • កថា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄗𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

কথা f

  1. Bengali script form of kathā

Declension
Declension table of "কথা" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)কথা (kathā)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
Accusative (second)কথং (kathaṃ)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
Instrumental (third)কথায (kathāya)কথাহি (kathāhi) or কথাভি (kathābhi)
Dative (fourth)কথায (kathāya)কথানং (kathānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)কথায (kathāya)কথাহি (kathāhi) or কথাভি (kathābhi)
Genitive (sixth)কথায (kathāya)কথানং (kathānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)কথায (kathāya) or কথাযং (kathāyaṃ)কথাসু (kathāsu)
Vocative (calling)কথে (kathe)কথাযো (kathāyo) or কথা (kathā)
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