The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kate (adv.) [loc. of kata] for the sake of, on behalf of; with acc. ma' k. J iv.14; with gen. ma'sassa k. J
v.500.
Katta
Katta [pp. of kantati2; cp. Sk. k%tta] is represented in Pali by kanta2; katta being found only in cpd. pari˚.
Kattabba
Kattabba (adj.) [grd. of karoti] 1. to be done, to be made or performed; that which might or could be done
Dh 53; J i.77, 267; v.362. -- 2. (nt.) that which is to be done, obligation, duty Th 1, 330; J ii.154; v.402;
DhA i.211. -- akattabba (adj.) not to be done J iii.131; v.147; (nt.) that which ought not to be done J v.402.
kattabb' âkattabba to be done and not to be done J i.387. kattabba -- yuttaka 1. (adj.) fit or proper to be done
DhA i.13. -- 2. (nt.) duty, obligation J iii.9; vi.164; DhA i.180; (the last) duties towards the deceased J
i.431. -- Cp. k!tabba.
Kattabbaka
Kattabbaka (nt.) [fr. last] task, duty Th 1, 330.
Kattabbat!
Kattabbat! (f.) [fr. kattabba] fitness, duty, that which is to be done J ii. 179 (iti -- ˚!ya because I had to do it
thus).
Kattar
Kattar [n. ag. fr. karoti, cp. Sk. kart%] one who makes or creates, a maker, doer; in foll. construction. I.
Dependent. Either in verb -- function with acc., as n. agent to all phrases with karoti e. g. pañha' karoti to
put a question, pañha' katt! one who puts a question; or in n. function with gen., e. g. mant!na' katt!ro the
authors of the Mantas, or in cpd. r!ja -- katt!ro makers of kings. -- II. Dependent. as n. katt! the doer: katt!
hoti no bh!sit! he is a man of action, and not of words. -- 1. (indef.) one who does anything (with acc.) A
i.103; ii.67; v.347, 350 sq.; (with gen.) J i.378; iii.136 (one who does evil, in same meaning at iii.26, C.
akataññ(, cp. J.P.T.S. 1893, 15: not to k%t!); iv.98 (expld as kata by C); v.258; Miln 25, 296; Bdhd 85 sq. --
2. an author, maker, creator D i.18 (of Brahm!: issaro, k., nimm!t!), 104 (mant!na'); A ii.102; Dh i.111. --
3. an officer of a king, the king's messenger J v.220 (=225); vi.259, 268, 302, 313, 492. Note. At J v.225 &
vi.302 the voc. is katte (of a -- decl.), cp. also nom. ˚katta for ˚katt! in salla -- katta. -- 4. as t.t.g. N. of the
instr. case VvA 97; Kacc 136, 143, 277.
Kattara
Kattara (adj.) (only˚ -- ) [cp. Sk. k%tvan (?), in diff. meaning] ˚da*.a a walking -- stick or staff (of an
ascetic) Vin i.188; ii.76=208 sq.; iii.160; J i.9; v.132; vi.52, 56, 520; Vism 91, 125, 181. ˚ya&&hi=prec. J
ii.441; DA i.207; iii.140. ˚ratha an old (?) chariot J iii.299. ˚suppa a winnowing basket Vin i.269=DhA
i.174 (˚e pakkhipitv! sank!ra -- k(&e cha..ehi).
Kattari & ˚"
Kattari & ˚" (f.) [to kantati2] scissors, shears J iii.298, with ref. to the "shears" of a crab, "as with scissors":
cp. Vin. Texts iii.138 (see next).
Kattarik!