batik vs fabric

batik and fabric both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
batik	Yes	No	Yes	No
fabric	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fabric is a hypernym of batik; that is, fabric is a word with a broader meaning than batik:

batik: a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted
fabric: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of batik include cloth, material, textile.

batik (noun)	fabric (noun)
a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
	the underlying structure

batik (verb)	fabric (verb)
dye with wax