different between matting vs tatami

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæt??/
• Rhymes: -æt??

Noun

matting (countable and uncountable, plural mattings)

1. Mats, a collection of ground coverings.
   • 1846, Herman Melville, Typee

     His departure oppressed me with melancholy, and, re-entering the dwelling, I threw myself almost in despair upon the matting of the floor.

2. Coarse fabric, of the kind used to make mats.
   • c. 1771 James Cook, First Voyage Round the World

     ... the sails are of Matting and are made narrow at the head and Square at the foot,...

     Besides Cloth they [Tahitians] make several different sorts of matting, both better and finer than any we have in Europe; the stuff they make it on is the Produce of the Palm tree.

3. (art, photography) A dull surface, often used for surrounding pictures.

   Synonyms: matte, mat, passe-partout

Translations

Verb

matting

1. present participle of mat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (tatami).

Noun

tatami (plural tatamis or tatami)

1. straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses

Derived terms

• tatamied

Translations

Anagrams

• Tiamat

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese ? (tatami).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ta.ta.mi/

Noun

tatami inan

1. tatami

Declension

Finnish

Noun

tatami

1. tatami

Declension

Anagrams

• Mattia, maitat, maitta, matita, mitata, mittaa

French

Noun

tatami m (plural tatamis)

1. tatami

Japanese

Romanization

tatami

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?ta.m?i/

Noun

tatami m pers

1. instrumental plural of tata

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ? (??? (tatami)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?tami/, [t?a?t?a.mi]

Noun

tatami m (plural tatamis)

1. tatami

Further reading

• “tatami” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.