present 3 singular · katheti 1 · katheti 2
say
Katheti (verb denominative from kathā, cf. Sanskrit kathayate] preterit kathesi, infinitive kathetuṃ and kathetave (Vin I 359); passive kathīyati and katheti (Miln 22, cf. Trenckner, "Notes" 122); present participle passive kathīyamāna and kacchamāna (A. III 181); gerundive kathetabba, kathanīya and kaccha,] 1. to speak, say, tell, relate (in detail): vitthārato Pv-a 77. mā kathesi (= mā bhaṇi) do not speak Pv-a 16. — to tell (a story): Ja I 2; IV 137; Pv-a 12, 13. 2. to converse with Ja VI 413; Pv-a 86 (= āmantayi). 3. to report, to inform Ja V 460. 4. to recite Dhp-a I 166. 5. to expound, explain, preach Ja I 30; Miln 131; Dhp-a I 88; Nidd II sub voce 6. to speak about (with accusative) Vin II 168. 7. to refer to Ja I 307. 8. to answer or solve (a question) Ja I 165; V 66. — Caus II kathāpeti to make say Mhv 24, 4 (preterit kathāpayi); Dhp-a II 35; Pj I 118.
speaks, tells; recounts; teaches; speaks about, explains; preaches
(kath + e), 說，講，敍述。kathesi,【過】。kathenta,【現分】。
(pr, pr) speaks; tells; talks says, speaks, relates Construction: kathe + ti
(pr, pr) (of a question) answers Construction: kathe + ti