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”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kabaja/ [k̠ɑ.βaˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ba‧ya

Noun

kabaya (Sulat Sūg spelling كَبَيَ)

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

Derived terms

• badju' kabaya

See also

• patadjung
• sablay