katai

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay katai, from Tamil கட்டை (kaṭṭai, “shortness of stature”), from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit कट्ठ (kaṭṭha), from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood, timber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatai̯]
• Hyphenation: ka‧tai

Adjective

katai

1. dwarf

   Synonyms: kecil, kerdil

Alternative forms

• kate
• katek
• katik

Further reading

• “katai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

katai

1. Rōmaji transcription of かたい