Meaning of katu

n. kind of dog tick; v. be infested with dog ticks.

fast speech for kadtu.

v. for dirt to cake on something, have dirt caked on it. Nagkátù (gikatúan) lang ang lamísa sa abug, The table is thick with dust on it. Nagkátù ang buling sa kwilyu, The collar is caked with dirt. (→) a. be dirty or untidy in one’s clothing. Katù nà siyang mamistibisti, She dresses in a dirty and shabby way. katùkatù v. make something very dirty, untidy. Ayaw mug katùkatù sa sála kay dúna tay bisíta, Don’t make the parlor untidy because we are going to have visitors. Dì ku mulaba sa ímung sinínà ug ímung katùkatuun (katùkatuan), I won’t wash your clothes if you make them very dirty.