ikat

See also: 'ikat

English

A ceremonial ikat hanging from Buleleng, Bali, Indonesia

Alternative forms

• ikkat

Etymology

From Malay ikat (“bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːkæt/

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^[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.

Anagrams

• Kait, Kati, Kita, kati, taki, tika

Further reading

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

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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

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

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. (figuratively) troop arrangement
5. synonym of kebat

Derived terms

• berikat
• berikatan
• ikatan
• keterikatan
• mengikat
• mengikatkan
• pengikat
• pengikatan
• perikatan
• terikat

 

• ikat kepala
• ikat kolam
• ikat permata
• ikat pinggang

 

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
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Note: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are seldom used in standard Indonesian. Some also change meaning.

Further reading

• “ikat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• kita, tika

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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

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Noun

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت‎, informal 1st possessive ikatku, impolite 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

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengikat [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• ikatan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• perikatan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• berikat [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• pemberikat [stative / habitual + agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (beR- + peN-)
• mengikat [agent focus] (meN-)
• diikat [patient focus] (di-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ikat

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kita, tika, kati