"kati" meaning in Dutch

See kati in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kati's [plural], katietje [diminutive, neuter], katje [alternative], katti [alternative], kattie [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay kati, see below. Cognate of English catty. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|ms|kati}} Malay kati, {{cog|en|catty}} English catty Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s|+}} kati m (plural kati's, diminutive katietje n)
  1. (Netherlands, Indonesia, historical) a weight defined as one-hundredth of a pikol, about 625 (other source: 616.7) grams, used in China, Indonesia and Japan Tags: Indonesia, Netherlands, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-kati-nl-noun-xvF8Uibp Categories (other): Indonesian Dutch, Netherlands Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
  2. a leaden box fitting such weight, notably to ship tea Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kati-nl-noun-Kg2h7m2t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: theekatje

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "katti",
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          "ref": "2002, Jeroen Kemperman, Mariska Heijmans-van Bruggen, “De Japanse bezetting in dagboeken: Buiten de kampen”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), B. Bakker:",
          "text": "Aardappelen zijn er haast niet en een tijdje geleden vroegen ze er 27 cent per kati voor !!!",
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