different between kati vs kaji

English

Alternative forms

• catty
• katti, katty (both obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kati; see below.

Noun

kati (plural katis)

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

Derived terms

• caddy (chest)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Kait, Kita, ikat, taki, tika

Arawak

Noun

kati

1. (Eastern Arawak) moon.

Synonyms

• kathi

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): [?kac?]

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]

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English card.

Noun

k?t?? m (plural k?tun??, possessed form k?tìn)

1. card
2. playing card
3. gambling with cards

Ido

Noun

kati

1. plural of kato

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kati/
• Rhymes: -ati, -ti, -i

Noun

kati (Jawi spelling ?????, plural kati-kati, informal 1st possessive katiku, impolite 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

• English: caddy, caddie, catty

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 9 (plural kati)

1. middle

Slovak

Noun

kati

1. nominative plural of kat

Swahili

Pronunciation

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

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /?ka.ti/
• Hyphenation: ka?ti
• Rhymes: -ati

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka-qati, from Proto-Austronesian *qaCi. Cognate with Ilocano ati (“dry, evaporated”), Pangasinan kati, and Wolio kaati (“shallowness, low tide”).

Noun

kati

1. low tide; ebb tide; ebb
2. land not reached by sea or rivers
3. land as opposed to sea

Adjective

kati

1. receded (said of tides)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kati

1. unit of weight equivalent to 623.70 grams or 20 ounces

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit ???? (ko?i, “ten million”), presumably through Malay keti (“hundred thousand”).

Noun

kati

1. (mathematics) ten million

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /k?.?ti/
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gatel, from Proto-Austronesian *gaCel. Cognate with Ilocano gatel, Kapampangan gatal, Bikol Central gatol, Waray-Waray katol, Maranao gatel, Malagasy hatina, Malay gatal, and Manggarai katel.

Noun

katí

1. itch; itchiness
2. (figuratively) urge; lust

   Synonyms: tukso, hibo, simbuyo

3. (figuratively) restlessness; uneasiness

   Synonyms: balisa, pagkabalisa

Derived terms

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /k?.?ti?/
• Rhymes: -i?

Etymology 1

Noun

katî

1. clicking sound
2. act of testing the durability (of wood, metal, etc.) by knocking

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

katî

1. act of luring birds or fowls with a decoy
2. decoy for birds or fowls
3. enticement; persuasion

   Synonyms: paghimok, pagrahuyo

Derived terms

Anagrams

• kita, tika, taki

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

English

Alternative forms

• qaji

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian ???? (ka?i).

Noun

kaji (plural kajis)

1. (Georgian mythology) an ugly anthropomorphic spirit

Translations

See also

• kaj

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kaj?]

Verb

kaji

1. first-person singular present indicative of kát

Ido

Noun

kaji

1. plural of kajo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kaji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad??i/
• Hyphenation: ka?ji

Noun

kaji (first-person possessive kajiku, second-person possessive kajimu, third-person possessive kajinya)

1. lesson, study
2. investigation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kaji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kaji

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin quasi. Compare Spanish casi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ka?i/

Adverb

kaji

1. almost

Malay

Alternative forms

• ?????

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kad??i/
• Rhymes: -ad??i, -d??i, -i
• Hyphenation: ka?ji

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling ?????, plural kaji-kaji, informal 1st possessive kajiku, impolite 2nd possessive kajimu, 3rd possessive kajinya)

1. lesson, study
2. branch of study
3. investigation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

kaji (Jawi spelling ????)

1. Plectorhynchus spp.

Further reading

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

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

kaji

1. clearly

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *káxí?.

Verb

kaji

1. (transitive, intransitive) eat

Derived terms

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)?^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 23