cát

Etymology
From, from (through metathesis, Shorto's reconstruction). and cognate with 🇨🇬.

The unexpected lenition in many North Central dialects (which are often unaffected by lenition compared to the mainstream dialects) is due to hypercorrection.

Noun

 * 1) sand
 * 2) grain (as in a fine grain of silk)
 * 1) grain (as in a fine grain of silk)