kata-kata

Tagalog

Alternative forms

catacata — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
katakata

Etymology

Reduplication of kata. Root word from Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˌtaʔ kaˈtaʔ/, [kɐˌtaʔ kɐˈtaʔ]

IPA^(key): /ˌkataʔ ˈkataʔ/, [ˌka.tɐʔ ˈka.tɐʔ] (obsolete)
Hyphenation: ka‧ta-ka‧ta

Noun

katâ-katâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜃᜆ)

legend; folk tale
Synonyms: alamat, kuwentong-bayan
fiction; make-believe; something made up
Synonyms: gawa-gawa, imbento, kathang-isip
tattle; idle talk
guess; imagination; surmise; gossip

Related terms

Further reading

“kata-kata” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“kata-kata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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