kati
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay kati; see below.
Noun edit
kati (plural katis)
- (rare, British, historical) A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted as a standard by British companies.
Derived terms edit
- caddy (chest)
See also edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ka‧ti
Verb edit
kati
- to prime; to prepare a mechanism for its main work
- 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
- (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 edit
kati
- that which is used as priming
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:kati.
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Czech edit
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kati
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay kati, see below.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ka‧ti
Noun edit
kati m (plural kati's, diminutive katietje n)
- A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan.
- A leaden box fitting such weight, notably to ship tea
Derived terms edit
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kati
- Alternative form of khat
Declension edit
Inflection of kati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
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Hausa edit
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Noun edit
kātī̀ m (plural kātunā̀, possessed form kātìn)
- card
- playing card
- gambling with cards
Iban edit
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kati
- (interrogative) how
Ido edit
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kati
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kati (first-person possessive katiku, second-person possessive katimu, third-person possessive katinya)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
Further reading edit
- “kati” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese edit
Romanization edit
kati
- Romanization of ꦏꦠꦶ
Kituba edit
Adjective edit
kati
Kongo edit
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kati
Lokono edit
Alternative forms edit
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kati
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
kati (Jawi spelling کاتي, plural kati-kati, informal 1st possessive katiku, 2nd possessive katimu, 3rd possessive katinya)
- A weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 616.7 grams, used in China, Indonesia (mostly Malay-speaking) and Japan.
Descendants edit
- > Indonesian: kati (inherited)
- → Dutch: kati
- → English: caddy, caddie, catty, kati
- → Javanese: ꦏꦠꦶ (kati)
References edit
- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.
Further reading edit
- “kati” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Miskito edit
Noun edit
kati
Mwani edit
Noun edit
kati class 9 (plural kati)
Slovak edit
Noun edit
kati
- nominative plural of kat
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kati (n class, plural kati)
- Alternative form of katikati
Adverb edit
kati
- Alternative form of katikati
Preposition edit
kati
- Alternative form of katikati
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatəl, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCəl. Cognate with Ilocano gatel, Kapampangan gatal, Bikol Central gatol, Waray-Waray katol, Maranao gatel, Malagasy hatina, Malay gatal, and Manggarai katel.
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Noun edit
katí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
- itch; itchiness
- Synonyms: pagkati, pangangati
- (figurative) urge; lust
- (figurative) restlessness; uneasiness
- Synonyms: balisa, pagkabalisa
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qati, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCi. Cognate with Ilocano ati (“dry, evaporated”), Pangasinan kati, Bikol Central ati, and Wolio kaati (“shallowness, low tide”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
- receded (of tides)
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Malay kati. Cognate with Ilocano kati and Bikol Central kati.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
← 10,000 | ← 1,000,000 (106) | 10,000,000 (107) | 100,000,000 (108) → | 1,000,000,000 (109) → |
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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 edit
From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi, “ten million”), presumably through Malay keti (“hundred thousand”).
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kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (archaic)
Etymology 5 edit
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Noun edit
katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
- clicking sound; tick (of metals, china, eggshells, etc.)
- act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, eggshell, etc.) by knocking or striking it lightly (on the surface of the teetth)
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Etymology 6 edit
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 edit
Noun edit
katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
- act of luring with a decoy (of birds, fowl, animals, etc.)
- decoy for birds or fowls
- (figurative) enticement; persuasion
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams edit
Volapük edit
Noun edit
kati
Whitesands edit
Numeral edit
kati
References edit
- Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 68
Zacatepec Chatino edit
Numeral edit
kati