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4-letter words (4 found)

IKAT,KATI,TAKI,TIKA,

3-letter words (8 found)

AIT,ITA,KAI,KAT,KIT,TAI,TAK,TIK,

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AI,AT,IT,KA,KI,TA,TI,

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Definitions and meaning of kati

kati

English

Alternative forms

  • catty
  • katti, katty (both obsolete)

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)

See also

  • kati roll

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Kita, tika, Atik, Kait, taki, ikat

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

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.

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]

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kati

  1. Alternative form of khat

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • akti, kait, kita

Hanunoo

Etymology

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

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

From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkati]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (plural kati-kati)

  1. a weight defined as 6¼ ons or 625 grams

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “kati” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kati

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦠꦶ

Kituba

Adjective

kati

  1. internal

Kongo

Noun

kati

  1. center; interior

Adjective

-kati

  1. internal , central

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[1], Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 255

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

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

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)

References

Further reading

  • “kati” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kati, from Proto-Oceanic *kaʀat(i), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Austronesian *kaʀaC (“bite”). Cognate with Tagalog kagat (“bite”) and Malay kerat.

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

  • “kati” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kati”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Miskito

Noun

kati

  1. moon

Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

  1. middle

Slovak

Noun

kati

  1. nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

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

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.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈti/ [kɐˈt̪ɪ]
  • 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

Etymology 2

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

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

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

  1. low tide; ebb tide; ebb
    Antonyms: taog, taeb, suwag
  2. land not reached by sea or rivers
  3. land as opposed to sea
    Synonym: katihan
Derived terms
See also

Adjective

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

  1. receded (of tides)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi). Cognate with Ilocano kati and Bikol Central kati.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

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


Etymology 4

From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi, “ten million”), presumably through Malay keti (“hundred thousand”).

Pronunciation

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

Number

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (mathematics, archaic)

  1. ten million

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈtiʔ/ [kɐˈt̪ɪʔ]
  • 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 teetth)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 6

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/ [kɐˈt̪ɪʔ]
  • 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

Further reading

  • “kati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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

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

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Numeral

kati

  1. seven

Source: wiktionary.org