katam

See also: катам

Bikol Central

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tam
  • IPA(key): /kaˈtam/, [kaˈtam]

Noun

katám

  1. plane (tool)

Derived terms
  • kataman
  • katamon
  • magkatam

Brunei Malay

Etymology 1

Cognate to Malay ketam. From Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aːm (“crab”) (Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam), Vietnamese đam, Mon ဂတာံ (hətam)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.tam/

Noun

katam

  1. crab

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ka.tam/

Verb

katam

  1. To cut (the panicle of a ripe paddy plant)
Derived terms
  • mengatam padi (“to harvest rice”)

Ilocano

Noun

katam

  1. plane (tool)

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

katam

  1. plane (tool)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay ketam (“carpenter’s plane”). Compare Ilocano katam, Bikol Central katam, and Tausug katam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈtam/, [kɐˈtam]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧tam

Noun

katám (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜋ᜔) (carpentry)

  1. plane (tool for smoothing wood)

Derived terms
  • ipangkatam
  • kataman
  • katamin
  • magkatam
  • pagkakatam
  • pagkataman

Further reading
  • “katam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 82
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “carpenter's plane”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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