Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit कथा (kathā).
Noun
காதை • (kātai)
- story, narrative
- word, term, vocable
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā).
Noun
காதை • (kātai)
- poem
- division of a poem containing a narrative
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit घात (ghāta).
Noun
காதை • (kātai)
- killing, murder
- (music) beating time, as of the right hand on the left
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
காதை • (kātai)
- accusative singular of காது (kātu)