karat

• carat (Commonwealth)

From Middle English carat, from Middle French carat, from Medieval Latin carratus. Doublet of ceratium.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ət/

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• Homophones: carat, carrot
• (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
• Rhymes: -æɹət

karat (plural karats)

1. (US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.

• 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

karat

1. nominative plural of kara

• karta, rakat

Inherited from Malay کارت (karat, “rust”), 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): [ˈkarat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

1. rust:
   1. the deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
   2. a similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
   3. a reddish-brown color.

      karat:  

2. rusty red

   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”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)

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

   Synonyms: mutu, nilai

• “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.

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.

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

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): [ˈka.rat]
• Hyphenation: ka‧rat

karat (Jawi spelling کارت, plural karat-karat, informal 1st possessive karatku, 2nd possessive karatmu, 3rd possessive karatnya)

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

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, “forming diminutives”).

karat (plural karat-karat, informal 1st possessive karatku, 2nd possessive karatmu, 3rd possessive karatnya)

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