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ikat.

ikat (a style of weaving)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈikat/Standard-Indonesian[ˈi.kat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. ikat (a style of weaving)

    uncountable

  2. frame

  3. bundle

  4. troop arrangement

    figuratively

  5. synonym of kebat

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈikat/Standard-Indonesian[ˈi.kat̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to tie; to bind

Where this word comes from

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

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