Bahasa Melayu
nilakan
English
to soak in indigo, to dye in blue colouring
To soak something in a liquid containing the blue colouring used for dyeing.
نيلكن
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Pengrajin itu nilakan kain putih semalaman.
The craft worker soaked the white cloth in indigo overnight.
Benang itu perlu dibilas selepas nilakan dengan campuran warna biru.
The thread needs to be rinsed after being soaked in the blue dye mixture.
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What does “to soak in indigo” mean in Malay?
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nilakan
This verb is used for soaking something in an indigo colouring mixture.
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