ikat

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A ceremonial ikat hanging from Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia

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Etymology

From Malay ikat (bind).

Pronunciation

Noun

ikat (countable and uncountable, plural ikats)

  1. Traditional Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tie-dyed before weaving.
    • 2009 February 13, Wendy Moonan, “Glamour Girls for the Middle Class”, in New York Times:
      Other noteworthy sales included an Etruscan bronze by Royal-Athena Galleries; a 17th-century Mexican tortoise-shell and mother-of-pearl inlaid chest by Arita Gallery of Buenos Aires; Suzani and ikat textiles by Gallery Afrodit of Ankara, Turkey; and a Tiffany Studios peony lamp from 1900, sold by Macklowe.
  2. A work woven in this style.
    • 2008 June 12, Susan Joy, “Smooth Translations”, in New York Times:
      Madeline Weinrib, for one, works with traditional artisans to update the hand-woven ikats she uses for her chic clutches.
  3. (as modifier) ikat weaving; ikat fabric.

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Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, From Proto-Austronesian *Sikət (tie, bind, attach to by tying).

Pronunciation

Noun

ikat

  1. (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
  2. frame

Verb

ikat

  1. to tie; to bind

Classifier

ikat

  1. Classifier for bales.
    Dua ikat ensabitwo bundles of mustard greens

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ikat, from Proto-Malayic *ikət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, From Proto-Austronesian *Sikət (tie, bind, attach to by tying).

Pronunciation

Noun

ikat (first-person possessive ikatku, second-person possessive ikatmu, third-person possessive ikatnya)

  1. (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
  2. frame
    Synonym: bingkai
  3. bundle
    Synonyms: berkas, bundel, gabung, kumpulan
  4. (figurative) troop arrangement
  5. synonym of kebat

Derived terms

Verb

ikat

  1. to tie; to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of ikat (meng-, transitive)
Root ikat
Active Involuntary Passive Imperative Jussive
Active mengikat terikat diikat ikat ikatlah
Locative mengikati terikati diikati ikati ikatilah
Causative / Applicative1 mengikatkan diikatkan ikatkan ikatkanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *ikət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikət, From Proto-Austronesian *Sikət (tie, bind, attach to by tying).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikat/
  • Rhymes: -kat, -at
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Noun

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, informal 1st possessive ikatku, 2nd possessive ikatmu, 3rd possessive ikatnya)

  1. (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
  2. frame

Verb

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت)

  1. to tie; to bind

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ikat
  • Tok Pisin: ika

Classifier

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, singular seikat)

  1. Classifier for bales.
    seikat seraia bundle of lemongrass

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