karat

English

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Carat (purity)

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• carat (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From Middle English carat, from Middle French carat, from Medieval Latin carratus. Doublet of ceratium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ət/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Homophones: carat, carrot
• (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
• Rhymes: -æɹət

Noun

karat (plural karats)

1. (US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

Synonyms

• kt

Translations

Anagrams

• Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka

Cebuano

Adjective

karat

1. (electronics) distorted
2. (electronics) having poor reception

Verb

karat

1. (electronics) to distort; make distortions; interfere; jam

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑt/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑt
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧rat

Noun

karat

1. nominative plural of kara

Anagrams

• karta, rakat

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

karat

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Etymology 1

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.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

Noun

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

1. rust:
   1. the deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
   2. a similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
   3. a reddish-brown color.

      karat:  

2. rusty red

   karat:  

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

Noun

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

1. carat:
   1. a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
   2. a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
2. quality

   Synonyms: mutu, nilai

Further reading

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

Kapampangan

Noun

karát

1. (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse

Verb

karát

1. (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate

Karo Batak

Etymology

From Proto-Batak *karat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaC.

Verb

karat (active ngarat)

1. to bite

References

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 29.

Kavalan

Noun

karat

1. coral; coral reef

Latvian

Verb

karat

1. second-person plural present indicative of kārt

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

karat

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rat/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: ka‧rat

Noun

karat m inan

1. carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls)
2. karat, carat (measure of the purity of gold)

Declension

Further reading

• karat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karat in Polish dictionaries at PWN