kata

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English[edit]

A woman performing a kata

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkætə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætə

Etymology 1[edit]

From Japanese 型 (literally “pattern, model”). In English use since the 1950s.

Noun[edit]

kata (plural katas or kata)

  1. (martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
    judo kata
    • 1979, Masatoshi Nakayama, Best Karate: Heian, Tekki, page 12:
      About fifty kata, or "formal exercises," are practiced at the present time, some having been passed down from generation to generation, others having been developed fairly recently.
    • 2006, Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman, Karate in Action, page 22:
      Katas are a series of motions, such as punches, strikes, and kicks, arranged in a specific pattern. The pattern allows the motions to flow into one another. A student must learn a new kata to advance to each new belt level.
    • 2009, Thomas W. Hanlon, The Sports Rules Book, Human Kinetics, page 161:
      When the competitor's name is called, she stands on the designated line, bows to the panel of judges, and announces the name of the kata she will perform. […] She then performs the kata. When she is finished, her opponent performs her kata. At the end of the second kata, both return to the mat area to await the decision of the judging panel.
    • 2010, Kenji Tokitsu, The Katas: The Meaning Behind the Movements:
  2. (by extension, programming) A short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition.
    Synonym: code kata
    • 2020, Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene, Head First C#‎[1], O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 728:
      These kata will give you the C# syntax for inheritance.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”). Compare cata-.

Noun[edit]

kata (plural katas)

  1. Ellipsis of kata thermometer..
  2. (in combination) A drop (in temperature).
    kata factor

Adverb[edit]

kata (comparative more kata, superlative most kata)

  1. In a direction analogous to down, but along the additional axis added by the fourth dimension.
    Antonym: ana
    • 1985, Rudy von Bitter Rucker, The Fourth Dimension: A Guided Tour of the Higher Universes, page 43:
      Your right half would move ana, let us say, and your left half would move kata. The two halves would, in their parallel spaces, move past the plane of rotation, and then they would swing back into our space.
    • 2005, Animation journal, volumes 13-15:
      Added to the conventional FPS control keys are two extra keys that move the player in ana and kata direction in 4d space. If you go in this extra direction the space around you changes, the room transforms.

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata (plural katas)

  1. Alternative form of gata (“type of Armenian pastry”)

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Chickasaw[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kata

  1. (interrogative) who
  2. (interrogative) whose

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kato (“cat”) +‎ -a (“adjective”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kata (accusative singular katan, plural kataj, accusative plural katajn)

  1. feline

Finnish[edit]

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. inflection of kattaa:
    1. indicative present connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams[edit]

Garo[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. to run

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably from Assamese কথা (kotha)

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. word

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay kata, from Pali kathā, from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “speech; story”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkata/, [ˈka.t̪a]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ta, -a

Noun[edit]

kata (plural kata-kata, first-person possessive kataku, second-person possessive katamu, third-person possessive katanya)

  1. (linguistics) word: (the smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language)
  2. (uncommon) speech: vocal communication.
    Synonyms: bicara, ujar

Verb[edit]

kata (stative berkata, active mengata, transitive locative katai, transitive applicative katakan)

  1. (intransitive) to say

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of kata (ber-, intransitive)
Root kata
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active berkata terkata dikata kata katalah
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 mengatakan terkatakan dikatakan katakan katakanlah
Causative
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 memperkatakan terperkatakan diperkatakan perkatakan perkatakanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
Conjugation of kata (meng-, intransitive)
Root kata
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengata terkata dikata kata katalah
Locative mengatai terkatai dikatai katai katailah
Causative / Applicative1 mengatakan terkatakan dikatakan katakan katakanlah
Causative
Active memperkata terperkata diperkata perkata perkatalah
Locative memperkatai terperkatai diperkatai perkatai perkatailah
Causative / Applicative1 memperkatakan terperkatakan diperkatakan perkatakan perkatakanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kata

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かた

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit कथा (kathā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata (Jawi spelling کات, plural kata-kata, informal 1st possessive kataku, 2nd possessive katamu, 3rd possessive katanya)

  1. word

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Nupe[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. house
  2. room

See also[edit]

  • èmì (“house; intergenerational compound comprised of kata”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kàtà (plural kàtàzhì)

  1. umbrella

Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Alternative forms

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit कृत (kṛta, “done”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás. Compare Hindi किया (kiyā), Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (klt /⁠-kirt⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. past participle of karoti; done

Declension[edit]

Declension table of "kata" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)katokatā
Accusative (second)kataṃkate
Instrumental (third)katenakatehi or katebhi
Dative (fourth)katassa or katāya or katatthaṃkatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)katasmā or katamhā or katākatehi or katebhi
Genitive (sixth)katassakatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)katasmiṃ or katamhi or katekatesu
Vocative (calling)katakatā
Declension table of "katā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)katākatāyo or katā
Accusative (second)kataṃkatāyo or katā
Instrumental (third)katāyakatāhi or katābhi
Dative (fourth)katāyakatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)katāyakatāhi or katābhi
Genitive (sixth)katāyakatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)katāya or katāyaṃkatāsu
Vocative (calling)katekatāyo or katā
Declension table of "kata" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)kataṃkatāni
Accusative (second)kataṃkatāni
Instrumental (third)katenakatehi or katebhi
Dative (fourth)katassa or katāya or katatthaṃkatānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)katasmā or katamhā or katākatehi or katebhi
Genitive (sixth)katassakatānaṃ
Locative (seventh)katasmiṃ or katamhi or katekatesu
Vocative (calling)katakatāni

Derived terms[edit]

Pitjantjatjara[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. mind
  3. (of a car) bonnet, hood
  4. (of a lorry) cab

Derived terms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قَات (qāt).

Noun[edit]

kata f

  1. (rare) khat (plant)
    Synonym: czuwaliczka
Declension[edit]
Declension of kata
singular plural
nominative kata katy
genitive katy kat
dative kacie katom
accusative katę katy
instrumental katą katami
locative kacie katach
vocative kato katy

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Japanese 型.

Noun[edit]

kata f (indeclinable)

  1. (martial arts) kata

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

kata m pers or m animal

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Further reading[edit]

  • kata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rapa Nui[edit]

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. laugh

Slovak[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Swahili[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

-kata (infinitive kukata)

  1. to cut (to break or sever, including in a metaphorical sense)
  2. to buy (of tickets)
  3. to bring to an end
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of -kata
Positive present -nakata
Subjunctive -kate
Negative -kati
Imperative singular kata
Infinitives
Positive kukata
Negative kutokata
Imperatives
Singular kata
Plural kateni
Tensed forms
Habitual hukata
Positive past positive subject concord + -likata
Negative past negative subject concord + -kukata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakata)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakata/nakata tunakata
2nd person unakata mnakata
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakata wanakata
other classes positive subject concord + -nakata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -kati)
Singular Plural
1st person sikati hatukati
2nd person hukati hamkati
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakati hawakati
other classes negative subject concord + -kati
Positive future positive subject concord + -takata
Negative future negative subject concord + -takata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kate)
Singular Plural
1st person nikate tukate
2nd person ukate mkate
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akate wakate
other classes positive subject concord + -kate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikate
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekata
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekata
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikata
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akata)
Singular Plural
1st person nakata twakata
2nd person wakata mwakata
3rd person m-wa(I/II) akata wakata
m-mi(III/IV) wakata yakata
ji-ma(V/VI) lakata yakata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakata vyakata
n(IX/X) yakata zakata
u(XI) wakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwakata
pa(XVI) pakata
mu(XVIII) mwakata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekata
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakata
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakata
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kikata
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokata
Consecutive kakata / positive subject concord + -kakata
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakate
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nikata -tukata
2nd person -kukata -wakata/-kukateni/-wakateni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mkata -wakata
m-mi(III/IV) -ukata -ikata
ji-ma(V/VI) -likata -yakata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kikata -vikata
n(IX/X) -ikata -zikata
u(XI) -ukata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kukata
pa(XVI) -pakata
mu(XVIII) -mukata
Reflexive -jikata
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -kata- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -kataye -katao
m-mi(III/IV) -katao -katayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -katalo -katayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -katacho -katavyo
n(IX/X) -katayo -katazo
u(XI) -katao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -katako
pa(XVI) -katapo
mu(XVIII) -katamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kata)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekata -okata
m-mi(III/IV) -okata -yokata
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokata -yokata
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokata -vyokata
n(IX/X) -yokata -zokata
u(XI) -okata see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokata
pa(XVI) -pokata
mu(XVIII) -mokata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Noun[edit]

kata (n class, plural kata)

  1. (Kenya) An administrative region in Kenya, below counties and subcounties, and further divided into sublocations.
    Synonym: (Tanzania) shehia
Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtaʔ/, [kɐˈtaʔ]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkataʔ/, [ˈka.tɐʔ] (obsolete)
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta

Noun[edit]

katâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ)

  1. Alternative form of katha

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtaʔ/, [kɐˈtaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta

Noun[edit]

katâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ)

  1. start of bubbling of rice being boiled

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈta/, [kɐˈta]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta

Pronoun[edit]

katá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ)

  1. (archaic, now dialectal) we (inclusive of the person spoken to)
See also[edit]
Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual* kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita**
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used.
** Replaces "ko ikaw".

Interjection[edit]

katá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ)

  1. (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) let's go! (invitation of doing something together)
    Synonyms: katang, tara, tarang, tayo, tayong

References[edit]

  • “kata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams[edit]

Tongan[edit]

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. to laugh

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

kata

  1. genitive singular of kat

Western Highland Chatino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Chatino *kesa (“tobacco”), from Proto-Zapotecan *keʔsa.

Noun[edit]

kata⁴

  1. cigar, cigarette

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Yosondúa Mixtec[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Mixtec *kátá.

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. (transitive) sing

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

kata

  1. (intransitive) have an itch

References[edit]

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27
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