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batik.

batio (a wax-resist method of dyeing fabric)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbatiʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.t̪ɪʔ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. batio (a wax-resist method of dyeing fabric)

  2. batik (a texture-picture drawing on a textile material by using wax)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay batik, from Javanese bathik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik (“tattoo”), from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik.

verb/ˈbatiʔ/Standard-Indonesian[ˈba.t̪ɪʔ]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to batik (to dye using the wax-resist method)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay batik, from Javanese bathik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik (“tattoo”), from Proto-Austronesian *bəCik.

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