kabaya

English

Noun

kabaya (plural kabayas)

1. Alternative spelling of kebaya

Tausug

Alternative forms

• kabbaya

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay kebaya, from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).

Noun

kabaya

1. kebaya A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.

Derived terms

• badju' kabaya

See also

• patadjung
• sablay