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. (often attributive) Traditional Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tie-dyed before weaving.

   Hyponym: endek

   • 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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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

Iban

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ikat

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

Verb

ikat

1. to tie; to bind

Classifier

ikat

1. Classifier for bales.

   Dua ikat ensabi ― two bundles of mustard greens

Anagrams

• kita, kati

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈikat/ [ˈi.kat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ikat
• Syllabification: i‧kat

Noun

ikat (plural ikat-ikat)

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

Derived terms

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

• ikat celup
• ikat janji
• ikat janji beli
• ikat janji di muka
• ikat janji terdukung
• ikat kepala
• ikat kolam
• ikat lima
• ikat permata
• ikat pinggang

Verb

ikat

1. to tie; to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of ikat (meng-, transitive)

root	ikat
	active	passive		basic imperative	emphatic jussive
		reflective1	ordinary
	ordinary
nominative	mengikat	terikat	diikat	ikat	ikatlah
accusative / dative / locative	mengikati	terikati	diikati	ikati	ikatilah
perfective causative / applicative2	mengikatkan		diikatkan	ikatkan	ikatkanlah
	causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

¹ There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
² The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Further reading

• “ikat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Anagrams

• kita, tika

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, uncountable)

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
• → Tok Pisin: ika

Classifier

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, singular seikat)

1. Classifier for bales.

   seikat serai ― a bundle of lemongrass

Further reading

• "ikat" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Anagrams

• kita, tika, kati