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kataṁ

kata

accusative singular neuter of kata, past participle of karoti (to do, make)

1. done
2. made
3. performed

Built from

• kar — root · do, make
  The action-root underlying all work and intentional deed (kamma). Cognate with English 'craft', Latin 'creare', Sanskrit 'kṛ-'.
• -ta — ending · past participle
  Forms the accusative singular neuter of the past participle, marking the action as completed and often used in adverbial or attributive function in Pali narrative.
• -ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  The accusative ending on neuter stems, marking the direct object or adverbial complement in relation to the action.

Etymology. Root √kar (to do, make); cognate with English "craft", Latin "creare" (create), Sanskrit "kṛ-". The past participle formed with -ta marks completed action.

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

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