katai

• kate
• katek
• katik

From Malay katai, from Tamil கட்டை (kaṭṭai, “shortness of stature”).

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

katai (comparative lebih katai, superlative paling katai)

1. dwarf

   Synonyms: kecil, kerdil

• “katai”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

katai

1. Rōmaji transcription of かたい

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

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈkataj/ [ˈka.t̪ai̯]
• Rhymes: -atai̯, -tai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: ka‧tai

katai (Jawi spelling کاتاي, comparative lebih katai, superlative paling katai)

1. Affected by dwarfism; dwarf.

   Synonyms: kerdil, ketot, katik

Affixation of kata +‎ -i.

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌkatəˈʔi/ [ˌka.t̪əˈʔi]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): /kaˈtaʔi/ [kaˈt̪a.ʔi]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ta‧i

katai (Jawi spelling کاتاءي)

1. Infinitive of mengatai.

• "katai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017