ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ

Punjabi

Etymology

ਕਥਾ (kathā, “religious tale”) +‎ ਵਾਚਕ (vācak, “narrator”)

Noun

ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ • (kathāvācak) m

1. religious storyteller, priest-narrator (professional narrator of kathas)

Further reading

• “ਕਥਾਵਾਚਕ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024