karat
English edit
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- carat (Commonwealth)
Etymology edit
From Middle English carat, from Middle French carat, from Medieval Latin carratus. Doublet of ceratium.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkæɹ.ət/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: carat, carrot
- (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
- Rhymes: -æɹət
Noun edit
karat (plural karats)
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Adjective edit
karat
- (electronics) distorted
- (electronics) having poor reception
Verb edit
karat
- (electronics) to distort; make distortions; interfere; jam
Finnish edit
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Noun edit
karat
- nominative plural of kara
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Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Malay کارت (karat, “rust”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karat (“rust”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Noun edit
karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch karaat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat”) (and meaning other small units as well, such as an inch), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “carob seed”), diminutive form of κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
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karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)
- carat:
- a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
- quality
Further reading edit
- “karat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan edit
Noun edit
karát
- (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse
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karát
Karo Batak edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Batak *karat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaC.
Verb edit
karat (active ngarat)
- to bite
References edit
- Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 29.
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karat
Latvian edit
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karat
Malay edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karat (“rust”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
karat (Jawi spelling کارت, plural karat-karat, informal 1st possessive karatku, 2nd possessive karatmu, 3rd possessive karatnya)
Etymology 2 edit
From English carat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον (-ion, “forming diminutives”).
Noun edit
karat (plural karat-karat, informal 1st possessive karatku, 2nd possessive karatmu, 3rd possessive karatnya)
- carat:
- a measurement to determine the amount of gold.
- a weight measurement for diamonds.
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karat m inan