Katha

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The recitation of a Hindu religious story. countable

    "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. 2
    A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.
  3. 3
    Such storytelling considered as a genre. uncountable

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Etymology 2

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

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