[Tobias G]

Can someone explain the meaning of the word kathaṅkathī?

Which is the best translation?

[Lal]

It means to “engage in gossip” or to “talk about trivial things.”

[Tobias G]

This dictionary  says:
kathaṅkathī : [adj.] one who is doubtful.

[Tobias G]

So “doubt” would be similar. It would also fit better in the text: Kalahavivāda Sutta – #3.

[Lal]

“Speaking with doubt” is not that appropriate.

• “mosavajjañca kathaṅkathā” is better expressed by “resort to lies and gossip with ignorance.”
• We must realize that dictionaries were written by (well-educated) puthujjana like Rhys Davids, who were “scholars” but had no magga phala.

P.S. “Pāli Dictionaries – Are They Reliable?“

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