karat

See also: Karat, karát, kárat, kārāt, and kärat

English

Alternative forms

• carat (Commonwealth)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹ.ət/

• Audio (Southern England):

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

Noun

karat (plural karats)

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

Synonyms

• kt

Translations

unit of fineness of gold

• Arabic: قِيرَاط (qīrāṭ)

  Egyptian Arabic: قيراط (ʔerāṭ)

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Belarusian: кара́т m (karát)
• Catalan: quirat (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克拉 (zh) (kèlā)

• Finnish: karaatti (fi)
• French: carat (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Karat (de) n
• Greek: καράτι (el) n (karáti)
• Hebrew: קרט (he) m (karát)
• Japanese: カラット (ja) (karatto)
• Khmer: ការ៉ាត់ (kaarat)
• Korean: 캐럿 (kaereot)
• Kyrgyz: карат (ky) m (karat)
• Macedonian: ка́рат m (kárat)
• Portuguese: quilate (pt) m
• Russian: кара́т (ru) m (karát)
• Swedish: karat (sv) c
• Tagalog: kilatis (tl)
• Thai: กะรัต (th)
• Ukrainian: кара́т m (karát)

Anagrams

• Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka

Cebuano

Adjective

karat

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

Verb

karat

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

karat

1. nominative plural of kara

Anagrams

• karta, rakat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay karat.

Noun

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

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:  

Derived terms

• berkarat
• karatan

 

Etymology 2

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”).

Noun

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

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

Further reading

• “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.

Kapampangan

Noun

karát

1. (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse

Verb

karát

1. (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate

Karo Batak

Etymology

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

Verb

karat (active ngarat)

1. to bite

References

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

Kavalan

Noun

karat

1. coral; coral reef

Latvian

Verb

karat

1. second-person plural present indicative of kārt

Malay

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Etymology 2

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).

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• berkarat
• karat besi
• karat hati
• karatan

 

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rat/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: ka‧rat

Noun

karat m inan

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

Declension

Declension of karat

	singular	plural
nominative	karat	karaty
genitive	karata	karatów
dative	karatowi	karatom
accusative	karat	karaty
instrumental	karatem	karatami
locative	karacie	karatach
vocative	karacie	karaty

Further reading

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