kati

See also: Kati, katî, katı, kat̪i, and -kati

English

Alternative forms

catty
katti, katty (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati; see below.

Noun

kati (plural katis)

(rare, Britain, historical) A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted as a standard by British companies.

Derived terms

caddy (chest)

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Kait, Kita, ikat, taki, tika

Arawak

Noun

kati

(Eastern Arawak) moon.

Synonyms

kathi

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Verb

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

kati

that which is used as priming

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kati.

Anagrams

atik, kiat, kita

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkacɪ]

Noun

kati

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)

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

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/, [ˈkɑt̪i]
Rhymes: -ɑti
Syllabification^(key): ka‧ti

Noun

kati

Alternative form of khat

Declension

Inflection of kati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kati	katit
genitive		katin	katien
partitive		katia	kateja
illative		katiin	kateihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kati	katit
accusative	nom.	kati	katit
accusative	gen.	katin	katit
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
instructive		—	katein
abessive		katitta	kateitta
comitative		—	kateineen

Possessive forms of kati (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	katini	katimme
2nd person	katisi	katinne
3rd person	katinsa

Anagrams

akti, kait, kita

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)

card
playing card
gambling with cards

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka.ti]
Rhymes: -ti
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Adverb

kati

(interrogative) how

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkati/

Noun

kati

plural of kato

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkati]
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (first-person possessive katiku, second-person possessive katimu, third-person possessive katinya)

A weight defined as 6¼ ons or 625 grams.

Derived terms

dikati
katian
mengati
sekati

References

Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Indonesian: kati
→ Chinese: 斤 (semantic loan)
→ Dutch: kati
→ English: caddy, caddie, catty, kati

References

Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Miskito

Noun

kati

moon

Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

middle

Slovak

Noun

kati

nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

kati (n class, plural kati)

Alternative form of katikati

Adverb

kati

Alternative form of katikati

Preposition

kati

Alternative form of katikati

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /ˈka.ti/
Hyphenation: ka‧ti
Rhymes: -ati

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qati, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCi. Cognate with Ilocano ati (“dry, evaporated”), Pangasinan kati, and Wolio kaati (“shallowness, low tide”).

Noun

kati

low tide; ebb tide; ebb
land not reached by sea or rivers
land as opposed to sea

Adjective

kati

receded (said of tides)

Derived terms

hukbong-kati
hukbong-katihan
katihan
kumati
lintang-kati
pangkatihan
pating sa kati

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kati. Cognate with Ilocano kati and Bikol Central kati.

Noun

kati

unit of weight equivalent to 623.70 grams or 20 ounces

Etymology 3

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

Noun

kati

(mathematics) ten million

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈti/
Rhymes: -i

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatel, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCel. Cognate with Ilocano gatel, Kapampangan gatal, Bikol Central gatol, Waray-Waray katol, Maranao gatel, Malagasy hatina, Malay gatal, and Manggarai katel.

Noun

katí

itch; itchiness
(figuratively) urge; lust
Synonyms: tukso, hibo, simbuyo
(figuratively) restlessness; uneasiness
Synonyms: balisa, pagkabalisa

Derived terms

kumati
magpakati
makapangati
makati
makati ang dila
makati ang kamay
makati ang paa
makati ang palad
mangati
pangatihan

Pronunciation 3

IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈtiʔ/
Rhymes: -iʔ

Noun

katî

clicking sound
act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, etc.) by knocking

Derived terms

katian
katian ng itlog
katiin

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

katî

act of luring birds or fowls with a decoy
decoy for birds or fowls
enticement; persuasion
Synonyms: paghimok, pagrahuyo

Derived terms

pangati

Anagrams

kita, tika, taki

Volapük

Noun

kati

accusative singular of kat

Whitesands

Numeral

kati

one

References

Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 68

Zacatepec Chatino

Numeral

kati

seven

[1] Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

[2] Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

kati

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Arawak

Noun

Synonyms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Verb

Noun

Quotations

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

References

Finnish

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Iban

Pronunciation

Adverb

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Descendants

References

Further reading

Miskito

Noun

Mwani

Noun

Slovak

Noun

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

Adverb

Preposition

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1

Etymology 1

Noun

Adjective

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Noun

Pronunciation 2

Etymology

Noun