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kathanti

katha

adj

1. katha (adj): with words; having talk; asking
2. kathaṃ (ind): how?
3. kathaṃ (ind): what's the reason?
4. kathaṃ (ind): what? like what?
5. kathā (fem): talk; speech; conversation; discussion
6. kathā (fem): argument; debate; lit. talk
7. kathā (fem): discourse on; lecture on; sermon on; lit. talk on
8. kathā (fem): commentary; detailed discussion; analysis; lit. talk on
9. …

Analysis. kathaṃ + iti

Etymology. √kath + ā + a; from √kath 'speak, narrate'; Sanskrit kathā [kath]

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

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