songket

From Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɒŋkɛt/

songket (usually uncountable, plural songkets)

1. A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

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

Borrowed from Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔŋ.kɛt/
• Hyphenation: song‧ket

songket m (uncountable)

1. a type of cloth from the Malay Archipelago made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs [from 19th c.]

The word is usually italicised in Dutch texts, indicating that it is generally still considered a foreign word.

• brokaat

From Malay songket, from Musi songket.

• IPA^(key): /soŋkɛ̀t/

songket (plural songket-songket)

1. a type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs

• “songket” 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.

Possibly from Musi songket. Alternatively, from sungkit.

• IPA^(key): /soŋket/
• Rhymes: -ket, -et

songket (Jawi spelling سوڠکيت, plural songket-songket)

1. A type of cloth made of silk or cotton interwoven with metallic threads which form intricate patterns and motifs.

• Indonesian: songket
• → English: songket
• → Dutch: songket

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