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kata
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæt?/
Etymology 1
From Japanese ? (literally “pattern, model”).In English use since the 1950s.
Noun
kata (plural katas or kata)
- (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.
- 1979, Masatoshi Nakayama, Best Karate: Heian, Tekki, page 12,
- (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)
- Ellipsis of kata thermometer.
- (in combination) A drop (in temperature).
Adverb
kata (comparative more kata, superlative most kata)
- 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)
- Alternative form of gata (“type of Armenian pastry”)
Further reading
- kata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- kata (programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- taka
Chickasaw
Pronoun
kata
- (interrogative) who
- (interrogative) whose
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?kata]
Noun
kata
- 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)
- feline
Finnish
Verb
kata
- inflection of kattaa:
- indicative present connegative
- 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
- to run
Etymology 2
Probably from Assamese ??? (kotha)
Noun
kata
- 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)
- (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.
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- past participle of karoti; done
Declension
Derived terms
- sukata
- dukkata
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?t?]
Noun
kata
- (anatomy) head
- mind
- (of a car) bonnet, hood
- (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
- (rare) khat (plant)
- Synonym: czuwaliczka
Declension
Etymology 2
From Japanese ?
Noun
kata f (indeclinable)
- (martial arts) kata
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kata m pers or m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of kat
Further reading
- kata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rapa Nui
Verb
kata
- laugh
Slovak
Noun
kata
- genitive/accusative singular of kat
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kata (infinitive kukata)
- to cut (to break or sever, including in a metaphorical sense)
- (of tickets) to buy
- 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
- start of bubbling of rice being boiled
- fiction; make-believe
- idle talk
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.?ta/
Pronoun
kata
- we; the two of us; you and I
Volapük
Noun
kata
- genitive singular of kat
Western Highland Chatino
Etymology
From Proto-Chatino *kesa (“tobacco”), from Proto-Zapotecan *ke?sa.
Noun
kata?
- 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
- (transitive) sing
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
kata
- (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
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kama
English
Pronunciation
- (US) enPR: käm?, IPA(key): /k?m?/
- Rhymes: -??m?
Etymology 1
From Japanese ? (kama, “sickle, scythe”).
Noun
kama (plural kama or kamas)
- A sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
See also
- Kama (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit ??? (k??ma).
Noun
kama (uncountable)
- (India) The act or process of wishing; longing, desire (with or without sexual connotations); one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition.
- 1958, V. Raghavan Chapter XII: K?ma, The Third End of Man, Stephen N Hay, William Theodore De Bary (editors), Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2, page 258,
- The place of k?ma or the pursuit of love and pleasure in the balanced Hindu scheme of life derives from the importance attached to the life of the married householder (grhastha).
- 2006, Indian Erotology, article in Alan Soble (editor), Sex from Plato to Paglia: A Philosophical Encyclopedia, Volume 1: A-L, page 493,
- Ancient Indian thought divides the principal aims of human existence into dharma (religion, morality, social obligations), artha (economics, politics, power), and k?ma (erotic pleasure, sexual interaction, sexual gratification).
- 1958, V. Raghavan Chapter XII: K?ma, The Third End of Man, Stephen N Hay, William Theodore De Bary (editors), Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2, page 258,
Derived terms
- kama rupa
- Kama Sutra
See also
- preman
Anagrams
- maka
Acehnese
Noun
kama
- room (part of a building)
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish cama (“bed”).
Noun
kama
- bed
Chichewa
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese cama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka.má/
Noun
kamá 9 (plural makamá 6)
- bed
Synonyms
- bedi
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-káma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka.ma/
Verb
-kama (infinitive kukáma)
- to milk
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?kama]
Adverb
kama
- (dialect, Moravia) which way, which direction
Synonyms
- (standard Czech) kudy
Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kama (genitive kama, partitive kama)
- finely milled flour mixture (Estonian/Finnish food, talkkuna in Finnish)
- kama
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown; possibly related to dialectal kamahtaa ("to thump, to thud").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?m?/, [?k?m?]
- Rhymes: -?m?
- Syllabification: ka?ma
Noun
kama
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) stuff (miscellaneous items or objects; personal effects)
- (slang, singular only) product (illegal drugs)
Declension
Synonyms
- (stuff): tavara, roju
Compounds
- arvokama
- lällärikama
- pintakama
Garo
Verb
kama
- (transitive) to burn
Related terms
- soa (intransitive)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit ??? (k?ma, “love”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káHmas (“desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóh?-mo-s, from *keh?- (“to desire, wish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ma/
- Hyphenation: ka?ma
Noun
kama
- love, especially sexual love or sensuality.
- personification of love or desire as deity.
Related terms
Further reading
- “kama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Jamamadí
Verb
kama
- (Banawá) to come
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
kama
- R?maji transcription of ??
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese cama.
Noun
kama
- bed
Kavalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien ?? (kam-á, “tangerine”).
Noun
kama
- orange; tangerine
Lele (Chad)
Noun
k?m?
- water
References
- Takács, Gábor (2007) Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, ?ISBN, page 201:
- […] we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-? "water" [GT]:
- (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: […] Lele k?m? [Gowers], […]
- Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000, ?ISBN, page 38
Maranao
Etymology 1
Noun
kama
- breastplate
Etymology 2
From Spanish cama (“bed”)
Noun
kama
- bed, cot
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Old Tupi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kãma/
Noun
kama
- breast
Ontong Java
Noun
kama
- human
- man
- person
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese cama and Spanish cama and Kabuverdianu kama.
Noun
kama
- bed
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-káma.
Verb
-káma (infinitive gukáma, perfective -kámye)
- to milk
Derived terms
- umukamyi
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Japanese ? (kama, “sickle, scythe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâma/
- Hyphenation: ka?ma
Noun
k?ma f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- kama
Declension
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish ????? (kama).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâma/
- Hyphenation: ka?ma
Noun
k?ma f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- a kind of dagger
Declension
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit ??? (k??ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâ?ma/
- Hyphenation: ka?ma
Noun
k?ma m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- (Hinduism) one of the four main goals of the material existence
Declension
References
- “kama” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
- “kama” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
- “kama” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-káma.
Verb
-kámá (infinitive kukámá)
- to milk
Swahili
Etymology 1
From Arabic ?????? (kam?).
Conjunction
kama
- as
- Synonym: mithili
- if
- Synonym: ikiwa
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *-káma.
Verb
-kama (infinitive kukama)
- to milk
Conjugation
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish cama (“bed”), from Late Latin, probably of Celtic or Iberian origin. Compare also camba.
Noun
kama
- bed
- Synonyms: higaan, katre
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ????? (kama).
Noun
kama (definite accusative kamay?, plural kamalar)
- wedge
- dagger
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-kama?
- to brush hair
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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