"कथ्" meaning in All languages combined

See कथ् on Wiktionary

Root [Sanskrit]

IPA: /kɐtʰ/ [Vedic], /kɐt̪ʰ/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: kath [romanization]
Etymology: Created as a root for the noun कथा (kathā). Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} कथ् • (kath), {{sa-root}} कथ् • (kath)
  1. to tell, narrate, report, describe, relate Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-कथ्-sa-root-ohSQh06G Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 0
  2. to show, announce Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-कथ्-sa-root-W8PPg01t Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 0
  3. to command, direct Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-कथ्-sa-root-5vVhQBUw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Sanskrit roots Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 0 0 0 Derived forms: अकथित (akathita), कथक (kathaka), कथन (kathana), कथनिक (kathanika), कथनीय (kathanīya), कथयति (kathayati), कथयान (kathayāna), कथयितव्य (kathayitavya), कथा (kathā), कथानक (kathānaka), कथापय (kathāpaya), कथिक (kathika), कथित (kathita), कथ्य (kathya)
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