kat
カット
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
kat は刺激性の葉を指す khat の異綴りで、qat とも書く。同じ借用語が複数のローマ字表記を持つ例として三つをセットで覚えるとよい。一般的な英単語 cat とは語源も意味も無関係。植物やその葉を chew kat のように述べる文脈で現れる、地域性のある名詞である。
Learn kat together with khat and qat: all three spellings can refer to the same stimulant plant and its leaves. The variation reflects different ways of representing a borrowed Arabic word in the Roman alphabet. Do not connect kat with the ordinary English word cat; their similar sound and spelling do not indicate a shared meaning or origin. In context, kat is likely to occur with words such as leaves, plant, grow, or chew. Khat is generally the spelling learners are most likely to encounter in modern English.
kat の類義語・関連語
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kat の語源・成り立ち Etymology
kat は khat の異綴で、アラビア語 qāt に由来する借用語です。英語本来の語ではないので綴りが揺れ、刺激性の葉を指す名がほぼそのまま入った形です。関連語は khat, qat。
Kat is an alternative spelling of khat, a loanword ultimately from Arabic qāt. Because the Arabic consonant does not have one single conventional representation in English spelling, the borrowed name appears in several forms, including khat, qat, and kat. The word entered English as the name of the plant and its stimulant leaves rather than through native English word formation. It is unrelated to cat despite their superficial similarity.
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