# 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)

### See also

* kati roll

### References

* Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “kati”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* Kita, tika, Atik, Kait, taki, ikat

## 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

### Anagrams

* atik, kiat, kita

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkacɪ]

### Noun

kati
* 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)
* 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) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑti/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪i]
* Rhymes: -ɑti
* Hyphenation: ka‧ti

### Noun

kati
* Alternative form of khat

#### Declension

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

* katpensas

### Anagrams

* akti, kait, kita

## Hanunoo
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kátiq.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkatiʔ/ [ˈka.tɪʔ]
* Rhymes: -atiʔ
* Syllabification: ka‧ti

### Noun

katì (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜦᜲ)
* 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: /káː.tìː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [káː.tìː]

### Noun

kātī̀ m (plural kātunā̀, possessed form kātìn)
* card
* playing card
* gambling with cards

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka.ti]
* Rhymes: -ti
* Hyphenation: ka‧ti

### Adverb

kati
* (interrogative) how

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkati/

### Noun

kati
* plural of kato

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay kati, from Tamil கட்டி (kaṭṭi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkati]
* Hyphenation: ka‧ti

### Noun

kati (plural kati-kati)
* a weight defined as 6¼ ons or 625 grams

#### Derived terms

* dikati
* katian
* mengati
* sekati

### References

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

### 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
* Romanization of ꦏꦠꦶ

## Kituba
### Adjective

kati
* internal

## Kongo
### Noun

kati
* center; interior

### Adjective

-kati
* internal , central

## Lokono
### Alternative forms

* kači

### Etymology

Cognate with Wapishana kʰaɨẓ, Trinitario coje, Machiguenga kashiri, Baniwa kéeri, Yine ksuru.

### 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: /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.

### Further reading

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

## 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 class IX (plural kati class X)
* 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

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈti/ [kɐˈt̪i]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: 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

* 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: /ˈkati/ [ˈkaː.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ati
* Syllabification: 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

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

##### See also

* Makati

#### Adjective

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
* 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: /ˈkati/ [ˈkaː.t̪ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ati
* Syllabification: ka‧ti

#### Noun

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
* unit of weight equivalent to 623.70 grams or 20 ounces

### Etymology 4

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

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Number

kati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ) (mathematics, archaic)
* ten million

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈtiʔ/ [kɐˈt̪iʔ]
* Rhymes: -iʔ
* Syllabification: 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

* 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: /kaˈtiʔ/ [kɐˈt̪iʔ]
* Rhymes: -iʔ
* Syllabification: ka‧ti

#### Noun

katî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒ)
* act of luring with a decoy (of birds, fowl, animals, etc.)
* decoy for birds or fowls
* (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
* Alternative form of katî

## Volapük
### Noun

kati
* accusative singular of kat

## Whitesands
### Numeral

kati
* 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
* seven