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telekungs

telekungs is the plural of telekung.

Meaning of telekung

Noun

telekung (usually uncountable, plural telekungs)

  1. (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, usually) A prayer garment, usually worn by Southeast Asian Muslim women, consisting of two pieces: a loosely-draped one-piece hijab that extends to the knees and a long skirt that hides the feet.
    • The third type [of scarf] is the tudung dakwah or mini telekung (religious scarf).1984 January 9, A. Rahim A. Latiff, “Well covered:The scarves”, in The Straits Times, Singapore, retrieved 29 Oct 2017

Questions about telekungs

What is telekungs the plural of?
Telekungs is the plural of telekung.

Words near telekungs in the dictionary

  1. telekinetics
  2. telekiosk
  3. telekiosks
  4. telekong
  5. telekung
  6. telekungs
  7. telelactation
  8. telelearner
  9. telelearners
  10. telelearning
  11. telelectric

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