Etymology

kathak

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Today it means: One of the eight classical dance forms of India. Full definition →

Sanskrit कथा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromकथा“story”
  2. English todaykathak

From Sanskrit कथा (kathā, “story”).

Words from the same roots

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