katsa

Awa-Cuaiquer

Adjective

katsa

1. big

References

• Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calcha (“workman's clothing and bedding”) with elision of /l/. Ultimately from Mapudungun kallcha (“body hair”), from kaḻ (“hair”). See also Indonesian kasa (“gauze”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈt͡ʃa/ [kɐtˈt͡ʃa]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /katˈsa/ [kɐt̪ˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: kat‧sa

Noun

katsá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. coarse fabric commonly used to make flour sacks; cheesecloth; unbleached muslin

Further reading

• “katsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965), “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎, volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, page 500

Anagrams

• tsaka, takas, katas, kasat, 'tsaka

Xhosa

Verb

-katsa^?

1. lash

Inflection

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