different between karat vs karait

English

Alternative forms

• carat (Commonwealth)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæ?.?t/
• Homophones: carat, carrot
• (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
• Rhymes: -æ??t

Noun

karat (plural karats)

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

Abbreviations

• 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

Noun

karat

1. Nominative plural form of kara.

Anagrams

• karta, rakat

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?karat??]
• 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").

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch karaat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic ???????? (q?r??, “carat”) (and meaning other small units as well, such as an inch), from Ancient Greek ???????? (kerátion, “carob seed”), diminutive form of ????? (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?karat??]
• 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 (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Kapampangan

Noun

karát

1. (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse

Verb

karát

1. (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate

Kavalan

Noun

karat

1. coral; coral reef

Latvian

Verb

karat

1. 2nd person plural present indicative form of k?rt

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?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

English

Noun

karait (plural karaits)

1. Alternative spelling of krait
   • 1891, Rudyard Kipling, "The Return of Imray"

     At the end of an hour he died, as they die who are bitten by the little brown karait, and the policemen bore him and the thing under the tablecloth to their appointed places.

Anagrams

• Kitara