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catu

See also: Catu

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay catu, from Old Javanese catu (“portion, part, share”), probably from Tamil சத்து (cattu, “flour”), from Sanskrit सक्तु (saktu, “coarsely ground meal”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃatu]
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tu

Noun

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catu (uncountable)

  1. ration: a portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group.
    Synonyms: jatah, pelabur, ransum

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Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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catu

  1. Romanization of ꦕꦠꦸ

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably from Tamil சத்து (cattu, “flour”), from Sanskrit सक्तु (saktu, “coarsely ground meal”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃa.tu/
  • Rhymes: -tu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧tu

Noun

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catu

  1. portion, part, share
  2. a measure

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • > Javanese: ꦕꦠꦸ (catu) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: catu

Pali

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Numeral

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catu

  1. Alternative form of catur (“four”), which see for further information.

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Latin catīnus.

Noun

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catu

  1. bucket
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