Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kautim

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kau-tim
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to finish, to complete

Colloquial

verb

to bribe officers in order to avoid punishment

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Kautim already."
"Never try to kautim with them. Engage an experienced lawyer straight away to protect your interest. It is against the law to kautim, and there is no guarantee that you can be free from the crime."
"The message from the Malaysian government to businessmen is clear: No more cronyism and no more “kautim” (Cantonese for “all settled”) culture."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau² dim⁶, “to finish”)

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

kawtim (alternative, colloquial) kaotim (alternative, colloquial)

Questions

What does kautim mean?: to finish, to complete
Where does kautim come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 搞掂 (gaau² dim⁶, “to finish”)

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