Bahasa Melayu

nilakan

Bahasa Melayu

English

to soak in indigo, to dye in blue colouring

To soak something in a liquid containing the blue colouring used for dyeing.

نيلكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Pengrajin itu nilakan kain putih semalaman.

    The craft worker soaked the white cloth in indigo overnight.

  2. 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.

Word family

Common derived forms

bernilai
valuable; worth something
menilai
to assess; to evaluate
nilai
value; worth; price
ternilai
invaluable; extremely precious

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.