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

• -অৰ কথা (-or kotha)
• কথা কোৱা (kotha küa)
• কথা পতা (kotha pota)
• কথা-বতৰা (kotha-botora)

 

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

• Accessible Dictionary, “কথা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কথা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
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)