kati

See also: Kati, katı, and -kati

English

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

• caddy (chest)

References

• Caddy in EtymologyOnLine

Anagrams

• Kait, Kita, ikat, taki, tika

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Arawak

Noun

kati

1. (Eastern Arawak) moon.

Synonyms

• kathi

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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

• atik, kiat, kita

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkacɪ]

Noun

kati

1. nominative/vocative plural of kat

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• katje
• katti
• kattie

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

• 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]

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English card.

Noun

kātī̀ m (plural kātunā̀, possessed form kātìn)

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

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Ido

Noun

kati

1. plural of kato

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kati/
• Rhymes: -ati, -ti, -i

Noun

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

• English: caddy, caddie, catty

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Miskito

Noun

kati

1. moon

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Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

1. middle

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Slovak

Noun

kati

1. nominative plural of kat

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Swahili

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

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Volapük

Noun

kati

1. accusative singular of kat

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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