# ikat
## English
### Alternative forms

* ikkat

### Etymology

From Malay ikat (“bind”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiːkæt/

### Noun

ikat (countable and uncountable, plural ikats)
* (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: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.
* A work woven in this style.
** 2008 June 12, Susan Joy, “Smooth Translations”, in New York Times‎: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: /ikat/
* Rhymes: -kat, -at

### Noun

ikat
* (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
* frame

### Verb

ikat
* to tie; to bind

### Classifier

ikat
* 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

* IPA: [ˈɪkat̚]
* Hyphenation: ikat

### Noun

ikat (plural ikat-ikat)
* (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
* frame
    Synonym: bingkai
* bundle
    Synonyms: berkas, bundel, gabung, kumpulan
* (figurative) troop arrangement
* 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
* to tie; to bind

#### Conjugation

$^1$ 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, 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: /ikat/
* Rhymes: -kat, -at
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت, informal 1st possessive ikatku, 2nd possessive ikatmu, 3rd possessive ikatnya)
* (uncountable) ikat (a style of weaving)
* frame

### Verb

ikat (Jawi spelling ايکت)
* to tie; to bind

#### Derived terms

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)
* Classifier for bales.
    seikat serai ― a bundle of lemongrass

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* kita, tika, kati