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Etymology of batik

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bəCik Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik Javanese bathikbor. English batik Borrowed from Javanese bathik.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
verb

To dye fabric using the wax-resist method.

noun

A wax-resist method of dyeing fabric.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *bəCik Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bətik Javanese bathikbor. English batik Borrowed from Javanese bathik.

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