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)

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 (2001–2024) “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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:kati.

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

Noun

kati

1. 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
	gen.	katin
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

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

• pangati

 

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: -ti
• 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 (first-person possessive katiku, second-person possessive katimu, third-person possessive katinya)

1. A weight defined as 6¼ ons or 625 grams.

Derived terms

• dikati
• katian
• mengati
• sekati

 

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

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, informal 1st possessive katiku, 2nd possessive katimu, 3rd possessive katinya)

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)

Further reading

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

Miskito

Noun

kati

1. moon

Mwani

Noun

kati class 9 (plural kati)

1. middle

Slovak

Noun

kati

1. nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

kati (n class, plural kati)

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/ [kɐˈt̪i]
• 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

• kati ng kamay
• kati ng paa
• kati ng talampakan
• kati ng ulo
• kating-putakti
• kumati
• magpakati
• makapangati
• makati
• makati ang dila
• makati ang kamay
• makati ang paa
• makati ang palad
• mangati
• pangangati
• pangathan
• pangatihan

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

Number

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (archaic)

1. (mathematics) ten million

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈtiʔ/ [kɐˈt̪iʔ]
• 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

• katian
• katian ng itlog
• katiin

 

See also

• kalansing
• lagitik

 

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/ [kɐˈt̪iʔ]
• 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

• ikati
• katian
• katiin
• kumati
• magkati-kati
• mangati
• pangati
• pangatian

 

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

Zacatepec Chatino

Numeral

kati

1. seven