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

Derived terms

caddy (chest)

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

Kait, Kita, ikat, taki, tika

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):

Noun

kati

nominative/vocative plural of kat

Dutch

Alternative forms

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)

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

khat

Wikipedia ^fi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑti/,
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
abessive		katitta	kateitta
instructive		—	katein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kati (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		katini	katini
accusative	nom.	katini	katini
accusative	gen.	katini	katini
genitive		katini	katieni
partitive		katiani	katejani
inessive		katissani	kateissani
elative		katistani	kateistani
illative		katiini	kateihini
adessive		katillani	kateillani
ablative		katiltani	kateiltani
allative		katilleni	kateilleni
essive		katinani	kateinani
translative		katikseni	kateikseni
abessive		katittani	kateittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kateineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		katisi	katisi
accusative	nom.	katisi	katisi
accusative	gen.	katisi	katisi
genitive		katisi	katiesi
partitive		katiasi	katejasi
inessive		katissasi	kateissasi
elative		katistasi	kateistasi
illative		katiisi	kateihisi
adessive		katillasi	kateillasi
ablative		katiltasi	kateiltasi
allative		katillesi	kateillesi
essive		katinasi	kateinasi
translative		katiksesi	kateiksesi
abessive		katittasi	kateittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kateinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		katimme	katimme
accusative	nom.	katimme	katimme
accusative	gen.	katimme	katimme
genitive		katimme	katiemme
partitive		katiamme	katejamme
inessive		katissamme	kateissamme
elative		katistamme	kateistamme
illative		katiimme	kateihimme
adessive		katillamme	kateillamme
ablative		katiltamme	kateiltamme
allative		katillemme	kateillemme
essive		katinamme	kateinamme
translative		katiksemme	kateiksemme
abessive		katittamme	kateittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kateinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		katinne	katinne
accusative	nom.	katinne	katinne
accusative	gen.	katinne	katinne
genitive		katinne	katienne
partitive		katianne	katejanne
inessive		katissanne	kateissanne
elative		katistanne	kateistanne
illative		katiinne	kateihinne
adessive		katillanne	kateillanne
ablative		katiltanne	kateiltanne
allative		katillenne	kateillenne
essive		katinanne	kateinanne
translative		katiksenne	kateiksenne
abessive		katittanne	kateittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kateinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		katinsa	katinsa
accusative	nom.	katinsa	katinsa
accusative	gen.	katinsa	katinsa
genitive		katinsa	katiensa
partitive		katiaan katiansa	katejaan katejansa
inessive		katissaan katissansa	kateissaan kateissansa
elative		katistaan katistansa	kateistaan kateistansa
illative		katiinsa	kateihinsa
adessive		katillaan katillansa	kateillaan kateillansa
ablative		katiltaan katiltansa	kateiltaan kateiltansa
allative		katilleen katillensa	kateilleen kateillensa
essive		katinaan katinansa	kateinaan kateinansa
translative		katikseen katiksensa	kateikseen kateiksensa
abessive		katittaan katittansa	kateittaan kateittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kateineen kateinensa

Derived terms

compounds

katpensas

Anagrams

akti, kait, kita

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English card.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /káː.tìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

kātī̀ m (plural kātunā̀, possessed form kātìn)

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

kati

(interrogative) how

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkati/

Noun

kati

plural of kato

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

kati

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):
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

References

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

Javanese

Romanization

kati

Romanization of ꦏꦠꦶ

Kituba

Adjective

kati

internal

Kongo

Noun

kati

center; interior

Lokono

Alternative forms

kači

Noun

kati

(Eastern Lokono) moon
Synonym: kathi

References

de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎, 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, 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 (inherited)
→ Dutch: kati
→ English: caddy, caddie, catty, kati
→ Javanese: ꦏꦠꦶ (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

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

IPA^(key): /kaˈti/,
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

katí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

itch; itchiness
Synonyms: pagkati, pangangati
(figurative) urge; lust
Synonyms: tukso, hibo, simbuyo
(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

IPA^(key): /ˈkati/,
Rhymes: -ati
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

low tide; ebb tide; ebb
Antonyms: taog, taeb, suwag
land not reached by sea or rivers
land as opposed to sea
Synonym: katihan

Derived terms

Adjective

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

receded (of tides)

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkati/,
Rhymes: -ati
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

unit of weight equivalent to 623.70 grams or 20 ounces

**Tagalog numbers ^(edit)**
← 10,000	← 1,000,000 (10⁶)	10,000,000 (10⁷)	100,000,000 (10⁸) →	1,000,000,000 (10⁹) →
Cardinal: sampung angaw, sangkati Spanish cardinal: diyes milyones Ordinal: ikasampung angaw, pansampung angaw, ikakati, pangkati, ikasangkati Ordinal abbreviation: ika-10000000, pang-10000000 Collective: kati

Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkati/,
Rhymes: -ati
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Number

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (archaic)

(mathematics) ten million

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈtiʔ/,
Rhymes: -iʔ
Hyphenation: ka‧ti

Noun

katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)

clicking sound; tick (of metals, china, eggshells, etc.)
act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, eggshell, etc.) by knocking or striking it lightly (on the surface of the teetth)

Derived terms

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”).