katha

Meaning

Noun

  • The recitation of a Hindu religious story, or such storytelling considered as a genre.
  • A unit of area used mostly for land measure in Eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, varying widely from place to place.

Origin

  • Sanskrit कथा.
  • Hindi कट्ठा or Bengali কাঠা

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