katsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calcha (“workman's clothing and bedding”) with elision of /l/. Ultimately from Mapudungun kallcha (“body hair”), from kaḻ (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃa/ [kɐˈt͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: kat‧sa

Noun

katsá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. coarse fabric commonly used to make flour sacks; cheesecloth; unbleached muslin

Further reading

• “katsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Xhosa

Verb

-katsa^?

1. lash

Inflection

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