Katama, Ka峁璦m膩: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Katama means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykatama : (adj.) which; what; which of the many.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKatama, (adj.) (cp. Vedic katama, interr. pron. with formation of num. ord. , in function=katara, cp. antama 鈥� antara, Lat. dextimus鈥篸exter) which, which one (of two or more) Vin. II, 89; M. I, 7; J. I, 172; Miln. 309; PvA. 27. In some cases merely emphatic for ko, e.g. Vin. I, 30 (katamena maggena 膩gato?); D. I, 197 (katamo so atta-pa峁璱l膩bho?); J. I, 97; Sn. 995; Miln. 51.鈥擨苍蝉迟谤. katamena (scil. maggena) adv. by which way, how? Miln. 57, 58. (Page 182)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)办补迟补尘补鈥�
(Burmese text): (醼�) 醼♂�樶�氠�横�斸�娽�横�羔亱 (醼�) 醼♂�樶�氠�横�欋�娽�横�炨�贬�亱 (醼�) 醼♂�樶�氠�横�斸�娽�横�羔亰 醼♂�樶�氠�横�欋�娽�横�炨�贬�亱
(Auto-Translation): (a) What kind? (b) What type? (c) What kind, what type?
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKatama (啶曕い啶�).鈥�pron. a. [办颈尘-岣峚迟补尘] (掳mat n.) P.II.1.63. Who or which of many; 啶呧お啶� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶い啷� 啶曕い啶啶� 啶︵た啶椸啶ぞ啶椸啶� 啶椸い啶� 啶� 啶溹ぞ啶侧啶� 啶囙い啶� (api j帽膩yate katamena digbh膩gena gata岣� sa j膩lma iti) V.1; 啶呧ぅ 啶曕い啶 啶啶ㄠぐ啷嵿啶む啶ぇ啶苦啷冟い啷嵿く 啶椸ぞ啶膏啶ぞ啶た (atha katama峁� punar峁泃umadhik峁泃ya g膩sy膩mi) 艢.1; 啶曕い啶 啶む 啶椸啶｀ぞ啶膏啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶︵ぞ啶灌ぐ啶ㄠ啶む啶ぞ啶班啶ぎ啶苦ざ啷嵿ぐ啶距 (katame te gu峁嚹乻tatra y膩nud膩haranty膩ryami艣r膩岣�) M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 1; G. L.22; Kir膩t膩rjun墨ya 6.4. (sometimes it is used merely as a strengthened substitute for kim). When followed by 啶� (ca) and preceded by 啶い啶� (yatama) it means 'any whosoever', 'whatsoever'. In negative sentences 啶曕い啶� (katama) with 啶氞え (cana) or 啶呧お啶� (api) means 'not even one', 'none at all'. It also means 'best or excessively goodlooking.'
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKatama (啶曕い啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-尘补岣�-尘腻-尘补峁�) Which, (of many.) E. kim and 岣峚迟补尘补肠 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKatama (啶曕い啶�).鈥擺ka + tama], superl. of kim, pron. n. 潞尘补诲. Who, what, which of many, Mah膩bh膩rata 1, 4312; of two, 13, 3044
鈥� With na and api, Not the least, [Bh膩gavata-Pur膩峁嘺, (ed. Burnouf.)] 7, 15, 59.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKatama (啶曕い啶�).鈥擺adjective] ([pronoun] [interrogative]) who or which (of many)?
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Katama (啶曕い啶�):鈥攎fn (at). (superlative of 2. ka; declined as a [pronominal], Gram. 236), who or which of many? (e.g. katamena path膩 y膩t膩s te, by which road have they gone?)
2) it is often a mere strengthened substitute for ka, the superlative affix imparting emphasis
3) hence it may occasionally be used for 鈥榳ho or which of two?鈥� (e.g. tayo岣� katamasmai, to which of these two?)
4) it may optionally be compounded with the word to which it refers (e.g. katama岣� ka峁環a岣�, or 办补迟补尘补-办补峁环补岣�, which Ka峁環a out of many?)
5) when followed by ca and preceded yatama an indefinite expression is formed equivalent to 鈥榓ny whosoever鈥�, 鈥榓ny whatsoever鈥�, etc. (e.g. yatamad eva katamac ca vidy膩t he may know anything whatsoever). In negative sentences katama with cana or katama with api = not even one, none at all (e.g. na katamaccan膩ha岣�, not even on a single day, on no day at all)
6) in addition to the above uses katama is said to mean 鈥榖est鈥�, 鈥榚xcessively good-looking鈥� (cf. 3. ka), [峁歡-veda etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKatama (啶曕い啶�):鈥擺(ma岣�-m膩-ma峁�) a.] Which of many.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Katama (啶曕い啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kaima, Kayama.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusK膩峁璦ma (嗖曕簿嗖熰伯):鈥擺noun] a deity worshipped by tribal herdsman.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKa峁璦m膩 (喈曕疅喈) [办补峁璦尘-腻] noun < 喈曕疅喈瘝虏 [办补诲补尘虏] + 喈�. [a.] Bison, wild cow. See 喈曕喈熰瘝喈熰. 喈曕疅喈 喈む瘖喈侧瘓喈氞瘝喈氞喈� 喈曕喈┼瘉喈编瘓 喈掂瘒喈權瘝 喈曕瘓 [katta. kadama tholaichiya kanurai veng kai] (喈ㄠ喈侧疅喈苦喈距喁� [naladiyar], 300).
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Ka峁璦m膩 (喈曕疅喈) [办补峁璦-尘腻] noun < 办补峁璦 + 喈. [ma.] Must elephant; 喈喈喈┼瘓. 喈曕疅喈 喈瘉喈曕喁嵿喈苦喈距喁嵿畷喁� [mathayanai. kadama mugathinarku] (喈む瘒喈掂喈班喁� [thevaram] 1047, 9).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kim, A, Katham, Kitta.
Starts with (+19): Kadamai, Kadamari, Katamadvidha, Katamagga, Katamaggabhavana, Katamaggakarana, Katamahabhinihara, Katamahabhinikkhamana, Katamahapanidhana, Katamahasabha, Katamaikkal, Katamaipparru, Katamala, Katamalapuja, Katamalini, Katamallapasanaparicaya, Katamampari, Kataman, Katamanai, Katamandapappakara.
Full-text (+40): Katham, Surakshatmaka-kadama, Kanthri kadama, Katara, Katamoraga, Yavadvidha, Surakshatmak-kadam, Upanibandha, Katititha, Katipayatha, Kaima, Kataratha, Kayama, Katipayena, Katividha, Katibheda, Katipayat, Sabita, Katisamkhya, Katihayana.
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