Definition
A lightweight cotton fabric, sometimes spelled 'catton' or 'cattan,' historically used for affordable clothing.
Etymology
From Arabic 'qutun' (cotton), which traveled to English through trade routes in the medieval period. The word reflects Europe's early encounters with cotton as an imported luxury fabric from the Islamic world.
Kelly Says
The word 'cotton' itself comes from Arabic, and 'cattan' is a cousin showing how trade languages create linguistic cousins across Europe—Italian has 'cotone,' Spanish has 'algodón'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ልጅ
in-sasa li-jish
BNবাংলা
ছোট বলি
chhot boli
CSČeština
koťátko
ko-tyat-koh
DADansk
kattunge
kat-tung-uh
DEDeutsch
Kätzchen
kɛt͡sən
ELΕλληνικά
μωρό γάτα
moo-roh ga-tah
ESEspañol
gatito
gah-tee-toh
FAفارسی
گربه بچه
gorbeh bacheh
FRFrançais
petit chat
pə.ti.ʃa
HEעברית
חתול קטן
chatul katan
HIहिन्दी
बिल्ली का बच्चा
billi ka baccha
HUMagyar
kiskutya
ki-skoo-tyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kucing kecil
koo-sing ke-chil
ITItaliano
gattoccio
gah-toh-chcho
KO한국어
고양이 새끼
goyangi saekki
MSBahasa Melayu
anak kucing
a-nak koo-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စကား
chaw-kya-ska-ba
NLNederlands
poesje
poes-yuh
NONorsk
kattunge
kat-tung-uh
PTPortuguês
gatinho
gah-tee-nyoh
RUРусский
котенок
kotёnok
SVSvenska
kattunge
kat-tung-uh
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa paka
mo-toh-woh pa-kah
TAதமிழ்
குட்டி பூனை
kut-ti poo-nai
TEతెలుగు
పిల్ల కుక్క
pill-la kuk-ka
TRTürkçe
kittens
kit-tens
UKУкраїнська
кошеня
kosh-en-ya
URاردو
بچہ بلی
bachha blee
VITiếng Việt
mèo con
meo con