kati

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kati"

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English

Alternative forms

• catty
• katti, katty (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati; see below.

Noun

kati (plural katis)

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

Derived terms

• caddy (chest)

See also

• kati roll

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Kita, tika, Atik, Kait, taki, ikat

Alabama

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *kattuz

Proto-West Germanic *kattu

Old English catt

Middle English cat

English catbor.

Alabama kati

Borrowed from English cat.

Noun

kati (diminutive katosi)

1. cat

Derived terms

• katimaɬatli

References

• Cora Sylestine; Heather K.Hardy; Timothy Montler (1993), “kati”, in Alabama Dictionary (digital republishing of Dictionary of the Alabama Language), University of North Texas, published 2004

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

Anagrams

• atik, kiat, kita

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kàtɪ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ti/

Preposition

-kati

1. inside

Derived terms

• mkati
• pakati

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkacɪ]

Noun

kati

1. nominative/vocative plural of kat

Dutch

Alternative forms

• katje
• katti
• kattie

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati, see below. Cognate of English catty.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

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

1. (Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) a weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan
   • 2002, Jeroen Kemperman, Mariska Heijmans-van Bruggen, “De Japanse bezetting in dagboeken: Buiten de kampen”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), B. Bakker:

     Aardappelen zijn er haast niet en een tijdje geleden vroegen ze er 27 cent per kati voor !!!

     There are hardly any potatoes and a while ago they asked 27 cents per catty for them !!!

2. a leaden box fitting such weight, notably to ship tea

Derived terms

• theekatje

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kati”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Derived terms

compounds

• katpensas

Anagrams

• akti, kait, kita

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kátiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkatiʔ/ [ˈka.tɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -atiʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

katì (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜦᜲ)

1. decoy wild cock

Derived terms

• pangati

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 144

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: -ati
• Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Adverb

kati

1. (interrogative) how

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkati/

Noun

kati

1. plural of kato

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈka.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (plural kati-kati)

1. a weight defined as 6¼ ons or 625 grams

Derived terms

• dikati
• katian
• mengati
• sekati

Further reading

• “kati”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

kati

1. romanization of ꦏꦠꦶ

Kituba

Adjective

kati

1. internal

Noun

kati

1. interior

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kàtɪ́.

Noun

kati

1. interior
2. middle, center

Adjective

-kati

1. internal , central

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo kati.

Noun

kati

1. center
2. middle

Lokono

Alternative forms

• kači

Etymology

Cognate with Wapishana kʰaɨẓ, Trinitario coje, Machiguenga kashiri, Baniwa kéeri, Yine ksuru.

Noun

kati

1. (Eastern Lokono) moon

   Synonym: kathi

References

• de Goeje, C. H. (1928), The Arawak Language of Guiana‎^[2], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 255

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈka.t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ati, -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (Jawi spelling کاتي, plural kati-kati)

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 (inherited)
• → Dutch: kati
• → English: caddy, caddie, catty, kati
• → Javanese: ꦏꦠꦶ (kati)
• → Tagalog: kati

Further reading

• "kati" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kati" at PRPM first version)

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈkɐti]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kati (“to bite, to nip”), from Proto-Central Pacific *kati, from Proto-Oceanic *kati, itself from *kaʀat(i), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat (“to bite”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“to bite”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻaki and Samoan ʻati.

Verb

kati (passive katia)

1. (transitive) to bite, to nip

Derived terms

• katikati

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kati (passive katia)(transitive)

1. to close, shut
2. to block up, to obstruct

Verb

kati

1. (stative) to be closed

Derived terms

• aukati
• pākati
• whakakati

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “kati”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Miskito

Noun

kati

1. moon
2. month

References

• Melgara Brown, Dionisio Francisco (2008), “kati”, in Diccionario español-miskito miskito-español (overall work in Spanish), Waspam, Río Coco, page 308

Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

1. middle

Natú

Noun

kati

1. tortoise

References

• Thomaz Pompeu Sobrinho (1958), “Línguas Tapuias desconhecidas do Nordeste: Alguns vocabulários inéditos”, in Boletim de Antropologia (Fortaleza-Ceará)‎^[3], volume 2, number 1, pages 3–19

Slovak

Noun

kati

1. nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kati class IX (plural kati class X)

1. alternative form of katikati

Adverb

kati

1. alternative form of katikati

Preposition

kati

1. alternative form of katikati

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl

Tagalog kati

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl with elision of /l/, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl. Cognate with Ilocano gatel, Kapampangan gatal, Central Bikol gatol, Waray-Waray katol, Maranao gatel, Malagasy hatina, Malay gatal, and Manggarai katel.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈti/ [k̠ɐˈt̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

katí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. itch; itchiness

   Synonyms: pagkati, pangangati

2. (figurative) urge; lust

   Synonyms: tukso, hibo, simbuyo

3. (figurative) restlessness; uneasiness

   Synonyms: balisa, pagkabalisa

Derived terms

• kati ng kamay
• kati ng paa
• kati ng talampakan
• kati ng ulo
• kating-putakti
• kumati
• magpakati
• makapangati
• makati
• makati ang dila
• makati ang kamay
• makati ang paa
• makati ang palad
• mangati
• pangangati
• pangathan
• pangatihan

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *ka-

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-

Proto-Austronesian *qaCi

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qati

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaqati

Tagalog kati

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaqati (“low tide”), from *ka- + *qati (“ebb”). Cognate with Ilocano ati (“dry, evaporated”), Pangasinan kati, Kapampangan kati, Central Bikol ati, and Wolio kaati (“shallowness, low tide”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈk̠aː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. low tide; ebb tide; ebb

   Synonym: hibas

   Antonyms: taog, taeb, suwag

2. land not reached by sea or rivers
3. land as opposed to sea

   Synonym: katihan

Derived terms

• hukbong-kati
• hukbong-katihan
• katihan
• kumati
• lamang-kati
• lintang-kati
• pangkatihan
• pating sa kati
• pinakati

See also

• Makati

Adjective

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. receded (of tides)

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *kaṭ-

Tamil கட்டு (kaṭṭu)

Tamil -இ (-i)

Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi)bor.

Malay katibor.

Tagalog kati

Borrowed from Malay kati, borrowed from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi, “a unit of weight equivalent to 25 palams”), from கட்டு (kaṭṭu, “to harden”) + -இ (-i). Cognate with Ilocano kati and Central Bikol kati.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈk̠aː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

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

Tagalog numbers ^(edit)

←  10,000	←  1,000,000 (106)	10,000,000 (107)	100,000,000 (108)  →	1,000,000,000 (109)  →
Cardinal: sampung angaw, sangkati     Spanish cardinal: diyes milyones     Ordinal: ikasampung angaw, pansampung angaw, ikakati, pangkati, ikasangkati     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-10000000, pang-10000000     Collective: kati

Etymology 4

Etymology tree

Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi)der.

Malay ketibor.?

Tagalog kati

Possibly borrowed from Malay keti (“hundred thousand”), from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi, “ten million”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkati/ [ˈk̠aː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Number

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (mathematics, archaic)

1. ten million

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈtiʔ/ [k̠ɐˈt̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. clicking sound; tick (of metals, china, eggshells, etc.)
2. act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, eggshell, etc.) by knocking or striking it lightly (on the surface of the teeth)

Derived terms

• katian
• katian ng itlog
• katiin

See also

• kalansing
• lagitik

Etymology 6

Inherited 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈtiʔ/ [k̠ɐˈt̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ti

Noun

katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

1. act of luring with a decoy (of birds, fowl, animals, etc.)
2. decoy for birds or fowls
3. (figurative) enticement; persuasion

   Synonyms: paghimok, pag-amuki, pagrahuyo

Derived terms

• ikati
• katian
• katiin
• kumati
• magkati-kati
• mangati
• pangati
• pangatian

Further reading

• “kati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*gaCel”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qaCi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*keti”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kátiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• atik, kita, itak, tika, akit, taki, kait

Tungag

Noun

kati

1. boat, dinghy

References

Karin E. Fast (2015), “Appendix”, in Spatial Language in Tungag‎^[4], A.3 Tungag-English word list, page 215, column 1

Turkish

Alternative forms

• katî

Adjective

kati

1. alternative form of katî

Volapük

Noun

kati

1. accusative singular of kat

Whitesands

Numeral

kati

1. one

References

• Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 68

Zacatepec Chatino

Numeral

kati

1. seven