Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
कथा
/katha/Roman
English meaning: Short Story
Nepali Definition
(नेपाली)कथा भनेको गद्यमा लेखिएको एक संक्षिप्त काल्पनिक साहित्यिक रचना हो। नेपाली कथा साहित्य बीसौं शताब्दीमा विश्वेश्वरप्रसाद कोइराला र पारिजातजस्ता लेखकहरूमार्फत विकसित भयो।
English Definition
A brief work of prose fiction. Nepali short story writing developed in the 20th century through writers such as Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala and Parijat.
Example
“नेपाली कथा साहित्यले समाजको वास्तविकता प्रतिबिम्बित गर्छ।”
In English: “Nepali short story literature reflects the reality of society.”
Synonyms
- आख्यान
- छोटो कथा
Literary Heritage
“साहित्य मानवताको दर्पण हो, जसमा युगको अनुहार देखिन्छ।”
/sāhitya mānavatāko darpaṇa ho, jasamā yugako anuhāra dekhiṃcha./
“Literature is humanity's mirror, in which the face of the age is seen.”
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Language information
- Language
- नेपाली
- Nepali
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 32M