khat
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
gat, kat, qat, qhat, quat, tschat
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic قَات (qāt).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɑːt/, /kat/, /kæt/
Rhymes: -ɑːt, -æt
Homophones: cat, Cat, kat, cart
=== Noun ===
khat (countable and uncountable, plural khats)
A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.
Synonyms: Bushman's tea, miraa
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
Kath, takh
== Achang ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Myanmar) /kʰat˧/
(Luxi) [kʰat⁵⁵]
=== Verb ===
khat
to drive (non-vehicular entities)
=== Further reading ===
Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[3], Payap University, page 54
== Falam Chin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Sun Thla) IPA(key): [kʰə̀t̚]
=== Numeral ===
khat
one
=== References ===
Amanda Bohnert, Emily Hanink, Em Em, Kelly Berkson (2026), “Sun Thla Falam Chin Swadesh List”, in Indiana Working Papers in South Asian Languages and Cultures[4], volume 4, number 1
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Arabic قَات (qāt).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɑt/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪]
IPA(key): /ˈkhɑt/, [ˈkhɑ̝t̪]
Rhymes: -ɑt
Syllabification(key): khat
Hyphenation(key): khat
=== Noun ===
khat
khat (plant)
khat (drug)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(plant): kati, katpensas, khatpensas
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“khat”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
qat
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kat/
=== Noun ===
khat m (plural khats)
khat; qat
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay khat, from Arabic خَطّ (ḵaṭṭ, “line; stroke; stripe; ridge; handwriting; calligraphy; script”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈxat/ [ˈxat̪̚]
Rhymes: -at
Syllabification: khat
=== Noun ===
khat (plural khat-khat)
line
Synonym: garis
handwriting.
Synonym: tulisan tangan
Arabic calligraphy
Synonyms: seni khat, seni tulisan Arab
palmar crease
Synonyms: guratan, retak tangan, garis tangan, rajah
tattoo
Synonyms: tato, cacah (uncommon), kirung (specifically on body)
==== Hyponyms ====
=== Further reading ===
“khat”, 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
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkat/
Rhymes: -at
Hyphenation: khàt
=== Noun ===
khat m (invariable)
alternative form of chat (“khat”)
== Mizo ==
=== Numeral ===
khat
inanimate of pakhat
=== Adjective ===
khat (stem II khah)
full
=== Further reading ===
Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “khat”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society
== Nga La ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat.
=== Numeral ===
khat
one
=== References ===
Matu (Chin) Dictionary by Ropna Saruum, Matupi 2007
== Portuguese ==
=== Noun ===
khat m (plural khats)
khat (Catha edulis, a shrub of eastern Africa and Arabia, used as a drug)
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
khat c
alternative form of kat (“khat”)
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“khat”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“khat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
== Tedim Chin ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kat.
=== Numeral ===
khat
one
=== References ===
Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
== Zou ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *khat.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [kʰʌ̀t]
Hyphenation: khat
=== Numeral ===
khàt
one
=== Article ===
khàt
The indefinite article: a, an
=== References ===
Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 10
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 55