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hijab meaning in Myanmar

ဟေဂျားဘ် hegyabh:

/hɪˈd͡ʒɑːb/

hijab in Myanmar: ဟေဂျားဘ် (hegyabh:). In English, hijab means a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

Myanmar words for hijab

headscarf
ဟေဂျားဘ် hegyabh:

English meaning of hijab

  1. noun A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.
  2. noun The practice, among Muslim women, of covering the body after the age of puberty in front of non-related (non-family) adult males.

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Questions about hijab in Myanmar

What is the meaning of hijab in Myanmar?
Hijab in Myanmar is ဟေဂျားဘ် (hegyabh:).
hijab ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Hijab: ဟေဂျားဘ် (hegyabh:).
What does hijab mean in English?
Hijab means a traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hijab (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 Myanmar words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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