katai (p. 92) s. A story, an anecdote, a narrative, an apologue, சரிதம். 2. A tale, a fable, a romance, a fiction, a fabrication, legend, கட்டுக்கதை. 3. A thing, an affair, a topic, a circumstance, காரணச்சொல். 4. A message, a communication, சொல். Wils. p. 185. KATHA. 5. (p.) A club, தண்டாயுதம். 6. A stick, or rod, தடி. Wils. p. 28. GADA. 7. [prov.] A talk, conversation, chitchat, confabulation, சம்பாஷணை. கதாபாணி, s. One armed with a club, தண்டபாணி. கதாப்பிரசங்கம், s. Loquaciousness, garrulity, much talking, telling stories, &c., சரித்திரப்பிரசங்கம். கதாமஞ்சரி, s. A series of fables or stories, கதைக்கொத்து; [ex மஞ்சரி, chain or series.] கதாயுதம், s. A club or mace, தண் டாயுதம். கதாயுதன், s. Bhima a son of the king Pandu, வீமன். 2. Bhairava, வைர வன். (p.) கதாயுத்தம், s. A club-fight, a battle or contest with clubs, தண்டாயுதப்போர். (p.) கதைகட்ட, inf. To fabricate a story, a fable, a romance or other fiction. 2. To invent a slander. 3. To form the plot or groundwork of a drama. கதைகாரன், s. A talkative person, a story-teller, a tattler, a babbler. 2. [in dramatic performances.] The prolocutor. கதைகோக்க, inf. To fabricate stories, to make romances, novels, &c. கதைக்க, inf. To relate a fable. 2. To be talkative, to talk much. கதைசொல்ல, inf. To relate, repeat stories. 2. To tattle, babble. குழந்தைகதைசொல்லுகிறதா? Does the infant begin to smile and to show signs of intelligence? கதைபடிக்க, inf. To read sacred stories in the temple according to rule --also profane stories. கதைபிடுங்க, inf. To elicit a secret by cunning words, to fish out a matter. கதைபேச, inf. To converse, chat. கதைப்பராக்கு, s. Attention diverted by conversation. கதைப்புணர்ச்சி, v. noun. Connexion of a story, account, &c., in its several parts. கதைமாற, inf. To prevaricate, shuffle. கதையறிய, inf. To spy out--as an enemy, &c., to watch narrowly the proceedings of an enemy under a mask. கதையிலேபொழுதுபோக்க, inf. To beguile time in the recitation of tales. கதையெடுக்க, inf. To introduce a subject. கதைவளர்க்க, inf. To prolong a story, conversation, cavilling, &c. கதைவிட, inf. To tell a false story for some sinister end. 2. To tell stories. கதைவிட்டுக்கதைகேட்க. To tell or mention things in order to fish out matters from another. கதைவிட்டுக்கதையறிய. To tell something pleasing to one in order to get secrets from him. கட்டுக்கதை, s. A fable. கிளைக்கதை, s. A digression in a fable, one story arising from another, a ramifying narrative, an episode. புண்ணியகதை, s. A religious tale. கதைத்தல், v. noun. Speaking, telling. 2)
