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katā

kata

masc nom pl of kata (pp); fem nom sg of kata (pp); fem nom pl of kata (pp); nt nom pl of kata (pp); …

1. done; did; completed; accomplished
2. something done; performed action; lit. done
3. made; built (of)
4. (of gold) formed; shaped; wrought; forged; lit. made
5. mat, cheek

Built from

• ka — root · do, make
  √kar/√kṛ: the agent's effectual action, bringing something into being. Cognate: Latin creo, Greek krateo (from mastery through making).
• ta — ending · past participle
  The suffix -ta marks the state resulting from the action of the root, expressing completion in passive voice: what has been done or made.

Etymology. from √kṛ 'to do, make' (√kar in Pali). Cognates: Sanskrit kṛta, Greek krateo 'to rule' (from the image of 'making/effecting'), Latin creo 'I create', English craft. The root emphasizes agency and effectual action—to 'make' is to bring into being.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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