kati

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See also: Kati, katî, katı, kat̪i, and -kati

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati; see below.

Noun

kati (plural katis)

  1. (rare, British, historical) A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted as a standard by British companies.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Arawak

Noun

kati

  1. (Eastern Arawak) moon.

Synonyms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Verb

kati

  1. to prime; to prepare a mechanism for its main work
  2. to keep an amount; often coins; in a wallet, cash register, etc., sometimes superstitiously serving as a charm for money or a talisman for money troubles
  3. (of a childless couple) to adopt a child in order to promote child bearing, often superstitiously to persuade a higher power to confer a biological child

Noun

kati

  1. that which is used as priming

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kati.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kati

  1. nominative/vocative plural of kat

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati, see below.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati m (plural kati's, diminutive katietje n)

  1. A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan.
  2. A leaden box fitting such weight, notably to ship tea

Derived terms

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Finnish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑti/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑti
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ti

Noun

kati

  1. Alternative form of khat

Declension

Inflection of kati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kati katit
genitive katin katien
partitive katia kateja
illative katiin kateihin
singular plural
nominative kati katit
accusative nom. kati katit
gen. katin
genitive katin katien
partitive katia kateja
inessive katissa kateissa
elative katista kateista
illative katiin kateihin
adessive katilla kateilla
ablative katilta kateilta
allative katille kateille
essive katina kateina
translative katiksi kateiksi
abessive katitta kateitta
instructive — katein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katini katini
accusative nom. katini katini
gen. katini
genitive katini katieni
partitive katiani katejani
inessive katissani kateissani
elative katistani kateistani
illative katiini kateihini
adessive katillani kateillani
ablative katiltani kateiltani
allative katilleni kateilleni
essive katinani kateinani
translative katikseni kateikseni
abessive katittani kateittani
instructive — —
comitative — kateineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative katisi katisi
accusative nom. katisi katisi
gen. katisi
genitive katisi katiesi
partitive katiasi katejasi
inessive katissasi kateissasi
elative katistasi kateistasi
illative katiisi kateihisi
adessive katillasi kateillasi
ablative katiltasi kateiltasi
allative katillesi kateillesi
essive katinasi kateinasi
translative katiksesi kateiksesi
abessive katittasi kateittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kateinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katimme katimme
accusative nom. katimme katimme
gen. katimme
genitive katimme katiemme
partitive katiamme katejamme
inessive katissamme kateissamme
elative katistamme kateistamme
illative katiimme kateihimme
adessive katillamme kateillamme
ablative katiltamme kateiltamme
allative katillemme kateillemme
essive katinamme kateinamme
translative katiksemme kateiksemme
abessive katittamme kateittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kateinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative katinne katinne
accusative nom. katinne katinne
gen. katinne
genitive katinne katienne
partitive katianne katejanne
inessive katissanne kateissanne
elative katistanne kateistanne
illative katiinne kateihinne
adessive katillanne kateillanne
ablative katiltanne kateiltanne
allative katillenne kateillenne
essive katinanne kateinanne
translative katiksenne kateiksenne
abessive katittanne kateittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kateinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative katinsa katinsa
accusative nom. katinsa katinsa
gen. katinsa
genitive katinsa katiensa
partitive katiaan
katiansa 		katejaan
katejansa
inessive katissaan
katissansa 		kateissaan
kateissansa
elative katistaan
katistansa 		kateistaan
kateistansa
illative katiinsa kateihinsa
adessive katillaan
katillansa 		kateillaan
kateillansa
ablative katiltaan
katiltansa 		kateiltaan
kateiltansa
allative katilleen
katillensa 		kateilleen
kateillensa
essive katinaan
katinansa 		kateinaan
kateinansa
translative katikseen
katiksensa 		kateikseen
kateiksensa
abessive katittaan
katittansa 		kateittaan
kateittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kateineen
kateinensa

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English card.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /káː.tìː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [káː.tìː]

Noun

kātī̀ m (plural kātunā̀, possessed form kātìn)

  1. card
  2. playing card
  3. gambling with cards

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka.ti]
  • Rhymes: -ti
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Adverb

kati

  1. (interrogative) how

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

kati

  1. plural of kato

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkati]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (first-person possessive katiku, second-person possessive katimu, third-person possessive katinya)

  1. A weight defined as 6¼ ons.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kati (Jawi spelling کاتي, plural kati-kati, informal 1st possessive katiku, 2nd possessive katimu, 3rd possessive katinya)

  1. A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 616.7 grams, used in China, Indonesia (mostly Malay-speaking) and Japan.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kati
  • → Chinese: 斤 (jīn) (semantic loan)
  • → Dutch: kati
  • → English: caddy, caddie, catty, kati

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Further reading

Miskito

Noun

kati

  1. moon

Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

  1. middle

Slovak

Noun

kati

  1. nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

kati (n class, plural kati)

  1. Alternative form of katikati

Adverb

kati

  1. Alternative form of katikati

Preposition

kati

  1. Alternative form of katikati

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ti/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti
  • Rhymes: -ati

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qati, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCi. Cognate with Ilocano ati (“dry, evaporated”), Pangasinan kati, and Wolio kaati (“shallowness, low tide”).

Noun

kati

  1. low tide; ebb tide; ebb
  2. land not reached by sea or rivers
  3. land as opposed to sea

Adjective

kati

  1. receded (said of tides)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kati. Cognate with Ilocano kati and Bikol Central kati.

Noun

kati

  1. unit of weight equivalent to 623.70 grams or 20 ounces

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi, “ten million”), presumably through Malay keti (“hundred thousand”).

Noun

kati

  1. (mathematics) ten million

Pronunciation 2

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatel, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCel. Cognate with Ilocano gatel, Kapampangan gatal, Bikol Central gatol, Waray-Waray katol, Maranao gatel, Malagasy hatina, Malay gatal, and Manggarai katel.

Noun

katí

  1. itch; itchiness
  2. (figurative) urge; lust
    Synonyms: tukso, hibo, simbuyo
  3. (figurative) restlessness; uneasiness
    Synonyms: balisa, pagkabalisa

Derived terms

Pronunciation 3

Etymology 1

Noun

katî

  1. clicking sound
  2. act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, etc.) by knocking

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *kátiq. Cognate with Ibaloi kati (“rooster trained to lure wild roosters”), Hanunoo kati (“decoy wild cock”), Aklanon kati (“to decoy, entice”), and Maranao kati' (“bantam”).

Noun

katî

  1. act of luring birds or fowls with a decoy
  2. decoy for birds or fowls
  3. enticement; persuasion
    Synonyms: paghimok, pagrahuyo

Derived terms

Anagrams

Volapük

Noun

kati

  1. accusative singular of kat

Whitesands

Numeral

kati

  1. one

References

Zacatepec Chatino

Numeral

kati

  1. seven
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