kebaya
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kebaya, from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).
Noun edit
kebaya (plural kebayas)
- A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:kebaya.
See also edit
References edit
- Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, Angus Stevenson and Georgia Hole, editors (2007), “kebaya”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 6th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kebaya, from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêbaya (first-person possessive kebayaku, second-person possessive kebayamu, third-person possessive kebayanya)
- kebaya: a traditional blouse worn by women in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kebaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
kebaya (informal 1st possessive kebayaku, 2nd possessive kebayamu, 3rd possessive kebayanya)
- kebaya: a traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “kebaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.