katai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay katai, from Tamil கட்டை (kaṭṭai, “shortness of stature”), from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit कट्ठ (kaṭṭha), from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood, timber”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkatai̯]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tai

Adjective

katai (comparative lebih katai, superlative paling katai)

  1. dwarf
    Synonyms: kecil, kerdil

Derived terms

  • ayam katai
  • katai coklat
  • katai hitam
  • katai merah
  • katai putih

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

katai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かたい

Malay

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tamil கட்டை (kaṭṭai, “shortness of stature”), from Ardhamagadhi Prakrit कट्ठ (kaṭṭha), from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood, timber”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka.tai̯]
  • Rhymes: -atai̯, -tai̯, -ai̯
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tai

Adjective

katai (Jawi spelling کاتاي, plural katai-katai)

  1. Affected by dwarfism; dwarf.
    Synonyms: kerdil, ketot, katik

Etymology 2

Affixation of kata +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ka.tə.ʔi]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): [ka.ta.ʔi]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧i

Verb

katai (Jawi spelling کاتاءي)

  1. Infinitive of mengatai.

Further reading

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