Hindi (Roman Script)
lokakathA
Conjugation
lokakathAen, lokakathAom, lokakathAon.
Synonyms
AkhyAna, bahuta dina hue, dantakathA, eka samaya kI bAta, itivritta, janashruti, kahAnI, kinvadantI, k.issA, kasminshchid kAle, lokagAthA, lokakathA, pichhalI kahAnI, prAchIna kathA, prachalita kathA, prakhyAta kathA, purAkhyAna, purAkathA, purAnI kahAnI, purAnA k.issA, rUdAda, rUe dAda, shruti.
Similar Concepts
jagabItI, loka sanskriti, ph.aenTaesI kathA, parIkathA, pratIka kathA, purANa kathA.
English
folk tale n
Conjugation
folk tales.
Definition
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
Synonyms
apocrypha, fable, fables, folk tale, legend, long ago, lore, myth, old story, once upon a time, oral literature, parable, traditional story.
Similar Concepts
allegory, fairy tale, fantasy fiction, folk culture, puranic tale, story of others.
Hindi
लोककथा सं
Conjugation
लोककथाएँ, लोककथाओँ, लोककथाओं.
Synonyms
आख्यान, इतिवृत्त, एक समय की बात, कस्मिंश्चिद् काले, कहानी, किंवदंती, क़िस्सा, जनश्रुति, दंतकथा, पिछली कहानी, पुराकथा, पुराख्यान, पुराना क़िस्सा, पुरानी कहानी, प्रख्यात कथा, प्रचलित कथा, प्राचीन कथा, बहुत दिन हुए, रूए दाद, रूदाद, लोककथा, लोकगाथा, श्रुति.
Similar Concepts
जगबीती, परीकथा, पुराण कथा, प्रतीक कथा, फ़ैंटैसी कथा, लोक संस्कृति.
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