songket

From Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɒŋkɛt/

songket (usually uncountable, plural songkets)

1. A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

• “songket”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Borrowed from Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔŋ.kɛt/
• Hyphenation: song‧ket

songket m (uncountable)

1. a type of cloth from the Malay Archipelago made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs

The word is usually italicised in Dutch texts, indicating that it is generally still considered a foreign word.

• brokaat

From Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /soŋkɛ̀t/

songket

1. A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

• “songket” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Possibly from Musi songket. Alternatively, from sungkit.

• IPA^(key): /soŋket/
• Rhymes: -ket, -et

songket (Jawi spelling سوڠکيت, plural songket-songket, informal 1st possessive songketku, 2nd possessive songketmu, 3rd possessive songketnya)

1. A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

• Indonesian: songket
• → English: songket
• → Dutch: songket

• “songket” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.