dakwat

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic دَوَاة (dawāh, “inkstand, inkwell”). Influenced by English ink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdakwat/ [ˈdaʔ.wat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Hyphenation: dak‧wat

Noun

dakwat (Jawi spelling دعوت, plural dakwat-dakwat)

  1. (chiefly Malaysia, dated and informal in Indonesia) ink

Synonyms

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: dawat (inherited)
  • > Malaccan Creole Malay: dawat (inherited)

Further reading

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