Khan vs Catty - What's the difference?
khan | catty |
after Genghis Khan, a ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages
an Ottoman sultan
a noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan
a caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan
:* 1923': ‘Guess the name of that,’ she said, pointing to her delicate parts. The porter tried this name and that and ended by asking her to tell him and cease her slapping. ‘The '''kh?n of Abu-Mansur,’ she replied. — ''The Thousand Nights and One Night , tr. Powys Mathers
(informal, of a person or remark) With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy or upset, particularly among women.
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a cat.
A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
* 2009 , Huaiyin Li, Village China Under Socialism and Reform: A Micro-History, 1948-2008 , Stanford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8047-5974-8,
* 1699 , Captain William Dampier, A new voyage round the world, Volume 1 :
* 1847 , Robert Montgomery Martin, China; Political, Commercial, and Social , Volume 2, James Madden (publisher),
As adjectives the difference between khan and catty
is that khan is hoarse while catty is (informal|of a person or remark) with subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy or upset, particularly among women.As nouns the difference between khan and catty
is that khan is a set of three of the same card while catty is a (unit of) weight used in china, generally standardized as half a kilogram.khan
English
Etymology 1
Via late (etyl) from (etyl) (m), from .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* khanateReferences
Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)See also
* caravanseraiAnagrams
* * ----catty
English
Alternative forms
* cattieEtymology 1
; in sense “hostility”, see (m).Adjective
(er)- a catty smell
Synonyms
* (spiteful) bitchy (derogatory), cattish, malicious, nasty, snide, spitefulSee also
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) kati, from (etyl) languages, Mandarin:Noun
(head)page 94:
- To limit team members' consumption, it issued food stamps to the villagers and allowed everyone to eat one catty of rice a day.
- 16 Mess'', make a ''Tale'', which here is 20 ''s''. ''English'', 5 ''Tale'' make a ''Bancal'', a weight so called, and 20 ''Bancal'' make a ''Catty , another weight.
page 124:
- Transparent yellow pieces are the best; the price is from eight to fourteen dollars per catty , according to size and quality.