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kati.

a weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan

4 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan

    Indonesia · Netherlands · historical · masculine
  2. a leaden box fitting such weight, notably to ship tea

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Malay kati, see below. Cognate of English catty.

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