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burqa

UK/ˈbɜː.kə//ˈbɝ.kə/

burqa in Indonesian: burqa, burkak. In English, burqa means an enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

Indonesian words for burqa

female garment that covers the whole body
burqa, burkak

English meaning of burqa

  1. noun An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
  2. noun A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face).
  3. noun A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .

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Questions about burqa in Indonesian

What is the meaning of burqa in Indonesian?
Burqa in Indonesian is burqa, burkak.
Apa arti burqa?
Burqa: burqa, burkak.
What does burqa mean in English?
Burqa means an enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burqa (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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