Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali kathā.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˧˥).tʰaː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [ka(ʔ˩˨).tʰaː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ກະ-ຖາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Noun

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ກະຖາ (ka thā)

  1. treatise, elocution, words, story