different between kata vs gata

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæt?/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kata (plural katas or kata)

1. (martial arts) Any of a sequence of positions and movements used in many martial arts.
   • 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) Ellipsis of code kata, a short programming exercise to improve one's skills through practice and repetition.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kata (plural katas)

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

Adverb

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

Noun

kata (plural katas)

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

Further reading

• kata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kata (programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• taka

Chickasaw

Pronoun

kata

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

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kata]

Noun

kata

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Esperanto

Etymology

kato (“cat”) +? -a (“adjective”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kata/
• Hyphenation: ka?ta
• Rhymes: -ata

Adjective

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

1. feline

Finnish

Verb

kata

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

Anagrams

• akat, taka, taka-

Garo

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kata

1. to run

Etymology 2

Probably from Assamese ??? (kotha)

Noun

kata

1. word

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kata, from Pali kath?, from Sanskrit ??? (kath?, “speech; story”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kata]

Noun

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. speech: vocal communication.

   Synonyms: bicara, ujar

Hyponyms

• kata benda
• kata depan
• kata ganti
• kata kerja
• kata penghubung
• kata sandang
• kata seru
• kata sifat

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kata” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kata

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??? (kath?).

Noun

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

1. word

Derived terms

• katakan
• sekata
• suku kata

Further reading

• “kata” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (k?ta, “done”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr?tás. Compare Hindi ???? (kiy?), Middle Persian ????????????? (klt /-kirt/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.t??/

Verb

kata

1. past participle of karoti; done

Declension

Derived terms

• sukata
• dukkata

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?t?]

Noun

kata

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

Derived terms

• katapi (“pillow”)
• kata kura (“headache”)
• kata kutjara (“two-faced”)
• kata tarka (“bald”)
• Kata Tju?a

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka.ta/

Etymology 1

From Arabic ????? (q?t).

Noun

kata f

1. (rare) khat (plant)

   Synonym: czuwaliczka

Declension

Etymology 2

From Japanese ?

Noun

kata f (indeclinable)

1. (martial arts) kata

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kata m pers or m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Further reading

• kata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rapa Nui

Verb

kata

1. laugh

Slovak

Noun

kata

1. genitive/accusative singular of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-kata (infinitive kukata)

1. to cut (to break or sever, including in a metaphorical sense)
2. (of tickets) to buy
3. to bring to an end

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Causative: -katisha (“to cancel”)
  • Passive: -katwa (“to get cut”)
  • Stative: -katika (“to be cut”)
  • Other formations: -kata choo (“to interrupt (idiomatic)”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• katha

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ??? (kath?, “story”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?ta?/

Noun

kata

1. start of bubbling of rice being boiled
2. fiction; make-believe
3. idle talk

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?ta/

Pronoun

kata

1. we; the two of us; you and I

Volapük

Noun

kata

1. genitive singular of kat

Western Highland Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Chatino *kesa (“tobacco”), from Proto-Zapotecan *ke?sa.

Noun

kata?

1. cigar, cigarette

Related terms

• lka? kata

References

• Pride, Leslie; Pride, Kitty (2010) Diccionario chatino de la zona alta: Panixtlahuaca, Oaxaca y otros pueblos?^[2] (in Spanish), 2nd (electronic) edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 40

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mixtec *kátá.

Verb

kata

1. (transitive) sing

Etymology 2

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

Verb

kata

1. (intransitive) have an itch

References

• 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

English

Alternative forms

• kata, katah (from Western Armenian pronunciation)
• gatah

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ???? (gat?a).

Noun

gata (plural gatas)

1. A kind of pastry in Armenia and some neighboring countries.

Translations

Anagrams

• Agta

Balinese

Romanization

gata

1. Romanization of ??
2. Romanization of ??

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin catta.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??a.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /??a.ta/

Noun

gata f (plural gates)

1. female equivalent of gat

Fijian

Noun

gata

1. snake, serpent

Hiligaynon

Noun

gatâ

1. coconut milk

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?ta/
• Rhymes: -a?ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatw?.

Noun

gata f (genitive singular götu, nominative plural götur)

1. street, road

Declension

Derived terms

• aðalgata
• gatnamót
• götustrákur

Etymology 2

From gat (“hole”).

Verb

gata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gataði, supine gatað)

1. (transitive) to pierce through
2. (transitive) specifically, to punch a hole in (using a perforator)
3. (intransitive, informal) to be stumped (be unable to answer a question)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• gatari

Japanese

Romanization

gata

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Masbatenyo

Noun

gatâ

1. coconut milk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gaten

Noun

gata m or f

1. definite feminine singular of gate

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gata f (definite singular gata, indefinite plural gater or gator, definite plural gatene or gatone)

1. definite singular of gate
2. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by gate

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gatw?.

Noun

gata f (genitive g?tu, plural g?tur)

1. street, road

Declension

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatw?.

Noun

gata f

1. street, road

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: gata
• ? Finnish: katu

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gata, from Late Latin catta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.t?/
• Hyphenation: ga?ta

Noun

gata f (plural gatas)

1. female cat
2. (slang) very beautiful woman

Derived terms

• gatinha

Related terms

• gato m

Romanian

Etymology

Origin disputed. Possibly from Proto-Slavic *gotov?. The word can also be found in Albanian, compare Albanian gati (which, like the Romanian, is also invariable). Alternatively, the word may be of ultimate Paleo-Balkanic or Albanian origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a.ta/

Adjective

gata m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. ready, willing
2. done

Declension

Synonyms

• (done): terminat

Related terms

• g?ti

Adverb

gata

1. readily, willingly

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin catta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ata/, [??a.t?a]

Noun

gata f (plural gatas, masculine gato, masculine plural gatos)

1. she-cat, molly, queen, female cat

Derived terms

• a gatas

Related terms

• gato

Noun

gata f (plural gatas)

1. car-jack, jack

Related terms

• gato m
• gatear

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gata, from Old Norse gata, from Proto-Germanic *gatw?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????ta/
• ("en gata")

Noun

gata c

1. street

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

• gata in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• agat, taga

Tagalog

Noun

gatâ

1. coconut milk