ukir

See also: Ukir

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ukir/
• Homophone: Ukir

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese ukir (“carve”). Cognate with Javanese ukir.

Verb

ukir (Balinese script ᬳᬸᬓᬶᬃ)

1. to carve
2. to engrave
3. to decorate with carving (wood, stone or metal)

Derived terms

• kaukirang (“carved”)
• kaukirin (“carved”)
• kukiri (“carved (by)”)
• mukir (“engraved”)
• mukirin (“engraved”)
• ngukir (“carving”)
• ngukirang (“carving”)
• ngukirin (“carving”)
• pangukiran (“carver tool”)
• ukira (“carved (by him/her)”)
• ukiran (“carving result”)
• ukirang (“carve”)
• ukiranga (“carved (by someone)”)
• ukirin (“engrave”)
• ukirina (“carved (by someone)”)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

ukir (Balinese script ᬳᬸᬓᬶᬃ)

1. alternative spelling of Ukir

Further reading

• “ukir”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Banyumasan

Etymology

From Old Javanese ukir (“carve”).

Verb

ukir

1. carve
2. engrave
3. decorate with carving (wood, stone or metal)
4. carved design

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay ukir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ukir (“carving, sculpture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.kɪr/
• Rhymes: -kɪr, -ɪr, -r
• Hyphenation: u‧kir

Verb

ukir (base-imperative ukir, active mengukir, ordinary passive diukir, adversative passive terukir)

1. to carve, to engrave

   Synonyms: toreh, pahat

Derived terms

• berukir
• mengukir
• mengukiri
• mengukirkan
• pengukir
• pengukiran
• terukir
• ukir-mengukir
• ukir-ukiran
• ukiran

Further reading

• “ukir”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

ukir

1. romanization of ꦲꦸꦏꦶꦂ
2. alternative letter-case form of Ukir

Manggarai

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese ukir (“carve”), probably via Sasak ukir.

Verb

ukir

1. carve
2. make designs (on cloth, wood, stone, etc.)

Old Javanese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ukir (“carving, sculpture”).

Verb

ukir

1. carve
2. chisel (out)
3. sculpture
4. provide (adorn) with carvings (sculptures, reliefs)

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦸꦏꦶꦂ (ukir)
  • Banyumasan: ꦲꦸꦏꦶꦂ (ukir)
  • Osing: ꦲꦸꦏꦶꦂ (ukir)
  • Tengger: ꦲꦸꦏꦶꦂ (ukir)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬸᬓᬶᬃ (ukir (“carve; engrave”))
• → Sasak: ᬳᬸᬓᬶᬃ (ukir)
  • → Manggarai: ukir

Etymology 2

Noun

ukir

1. alternative spelling of wukir

Osing

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese ukir (“carve”).

Verb

ukir

1. carve
2. engrave
3. decorate with carving (wood, stone or metal)
4. carved design

Sasak

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese ukir (“carve”). Cognate with Balinese ukir.

Verb

ukir

1. carve wood

Tengger

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese ukir (“carve”).

Verb

ukir

1. carve
2. engrave
3. decorate with carving (wood, stone or metal)
4. carved design