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kato

ka

nt abl sg of ka (noun); masc nom sg of kata (pp); masc nom sg of kata (noun); fem abl sg of kā (noun)

1. ka (nt): water
2. kata (pp): done; did; completed; accomplished
3. kata (pp): made; built (of)
4. kata (pp): (of gold) formed; shaped; wrought; forged; lit. made
5. kata (masc): mat, cheek
6. kā (fem): doing; performing; making

Built from

• ka — root · do, make
  The root √kar is used in past participles and nominals. Cognates: English care, Latin cura, Sanskrit kṛ. The sense is of performing an action or bringing something into being.
• ta — ending · past participle
  The suffix -ta marks a completed action in the past participle form, expressing a finished or accomplished state.

Etymology. From √kar (do, make), cognate with English care, Latin cura (care), Greek keras (made), and Sanskrit kṛ. The root expresses the sense of doing or fashioning something.

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

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