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Basque
Noun
katan
- inessive indefinite of ka
Czech
Etymology
From kat (“executioner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
katan m anim
- executioner's assistant
Declension
Declension of katan (hard masculine animate)
Further reading
- katan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- katan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Verb
katan
- first-person singular present indicative of kattaa
Anagrams
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
katan
- Alternative form of khitan.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
katan (first-person possessive katanku, second-person possessive katanmu, third-person possessive katannya)
- cut: an opening resulting from cutting; an incision or wound; specifically from sharp objects.
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
katan
- Rōmaji transcription of かたん
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay khatan (“circumcision”), from Arabic خَتْن (ḵatn, “circumcision”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkatan/,
- Hyphenation: ka‧tan
Adjective
katan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜈ᜔) (obsolete)
- circumcised
- Synonym: tuli
Further reading
- “katan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 332