tikar

K'iche'

Verb

tikar

1. to begin (intransitive)

References

• Michael Dürr, “Einführung in das kolonialzeitliche K’iche’ (Quiché)”

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tikar/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [tika]
• Rhymes: -kar, -ar

Noun

tikar (Jawi spelling تيکر, plural tikar-tikar, informal 1st possessive tikarku, 2nd possessive tikarmu, 3rd possessive tikarnya)

1. A mat made from pandan (or other) leaves for people to sit on, sleep on and others.

Affixations

• bertikar
• bertikarkan

Compounds

• tikar bangkar
• tikar bantal
• tikar getah
• tikar ladang
• tikar pacar
• tikar putih
• tikar rumput
• tikar sejadah
• tikar sembahyang

Proverbs

• lepas bantal berganti tikar

Descendants

• Indonesian: tikar
• → Malagasy: tsihi

Further reading

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːkar/

Noun

tikar

1. indefinite plural of tik

Anagrams

• arkit., krita, rikta