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• ikkat

From Malay ikat (“bind”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːkæt/

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^[1]:

     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^[2]:

     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.

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

• Kita, tika, Kati, Atik, kati, Kait, taki

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

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

ikat

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

ikat

1. to tie; to bind

ikat

1. Classifier for bales.

   Dua ikat ensabi ― two bundles of mustard greens

• kita, kati

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪkat̚]
• Hyphenation: ikat

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

ikat

1. to tie; to bind

• “ikat” 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.

• kita, tika

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

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

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

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

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت)

1. to tie; to bind

• Indonesian: ikat
• → Tok Pisin: ika

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, singular seikat)

1. Classifier for bales.

   seikat serai ― a bundle of lemongrass

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

• kita, tika, kati