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burqa meaning in Punjabi

برقعہ burqā

UK/ˈbɜː.kə//ˈbɝ.kə/

burqa in Punjabi: برقعہ (burqā), ਬੁਰਕਾ (burkā). 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).

Punjabi words for burqa

burqa
برقعہ burqā, ਬੁਰਕਾ burkā

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 Punjabi

What is the meaning of burqa in Punjabi?
Burqa in Punjabi is برقعہ (burqā), ਬੁਰਕਾ (burkā).
burqa ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Burqa: برقعہ (burqā), ਬੁਰਕਾ (burkā).
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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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “burqa”: برقعہ, ਬੁਰਕਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: burqa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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