kata

kata · noun¹

1. Japanese · borrowed from型
2. English todaykata

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

kata · noun, adverb²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκατά“downwards”
2. English todaykata

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

Words from the same roots