karat

karat (plural karats)

1. (American spelling) Alternative spelling of carat.

   Synonym: kt

• Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka

karat

1. (electronics) distorted
2. (electronics) having poor reception

karat

1. (electronics) to distort; make distortions; interfere; jam

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑt/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑt
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧rat
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧rat

karat

1. nominative plural of kara

• karta, rakat

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkarat/ [ˈka.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: ka‧rat

Inherited from Malay karat.

karat (plural karat-karat)

1. rust (the deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation)
2. rust (a similar substance based on another metal)
3. rust (a reddish-brown color)

   karat:  

4. rusty red

   karat:  

5. rust brown

   karat:  

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

karat (plural karat-karat)

1. carat (a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams)
2. carat (a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats)
3. quality

   Synonyms: mutu, nilai

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦫꦠ꧀ (karat, “palm”), from Old Javanese karat, *kĕrĕt, *krĕt (“to sever, to chop, to cut”).

karat (plural karat-karat)

1. technique in the rubber jump rope game to reach the rope down using the palm of the hand in a tilted position
2. a downward blow using the outside of the hand from the elbow to the little finger, as is done by silat practitioners to break iron plates and blocks of ice

• “karat” 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.
• Daftar Istilah Warna [Color Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, 1984, page 7

karát

1. (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse

karát

1. (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate

From Proto-Batak *karat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀat, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaC. Compare Tagalog kagat.

karat (active ngarat)

1. to bite

• Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 29.

karat

1. coral; coral reef

karat

1. second-person plural present indicative of kārt

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *karat (“rust”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarat/ [ˈka.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -arat, -at
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (Jawi spelling کارت, plural karat-karat)

1. rust:
   1. a reddish-brown substance formed on iron by the action of air and water.
   2. a similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
   3. a reddish-brown color.

      karat:  

   4. rusty red

      karat:  

2. (figuratively) old
3. (figuratively) evil

Borrowed from English carat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

karat (plural karat-karat)

1. carat:
   1. a measurement to determine the amount of gold.
   2. a weight measurement for diamonds.

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rat/

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• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: ka‧rat

karat m inan

1. carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls)
2. karat, carat (measure of the purity of gold)

• karat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ, “carat, similarly small units such as inches”), from Ancient Greek κεράτιον (kerátion, “hornlet, carob seed”), from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

karat (definite accusative karatı, plural karatlar)

1. carat (all senses)

   Bu bilezik 0,5 karat.

   This bracelet is 0.5 carats.