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  2. Abaya - Wikipedia

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    The abaya (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah, especially in Literary Arabic: عباءة ʿabā'ah; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt, عباءات ʿabā'āt), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in the Muslim world including most of the Middle East, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of ...

  3. National costume of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Tight fitting women's kebaya and tailored batik shirt for men is the example of traditional clothing that today transcends ethnic boundaries in Indonesia and has become a national attire. Other than those two, there are a number of tailored shirts or clothing developed in Indonesia.

  4. Women in Islam - Wikipedia

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    The kebaya is derived from the Arabic abaya (meaning "clothing") and is the national female dress of Indonesia. The fashion media sector within the Muslim world for both Western and Islamic fashion has grown tremendously since the 1990s.

  5. List of Indic loanwords in Indonesian - Wikipedia

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    The words are either directly borrowed from India or through the intermediary of the Old Javanese language. In the classical language of Java, Old Javanese, the number of Sanskrit loanwords is far greater. The Old Javanese — English dictionary by Prof. P.J. Zoetmulder, S.J. (1982) contains no fewer than 25,500 entries. Almost half are ...

  6. Kebaya - Wikipedia

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    Kebaya is considered the most neutral and commonly accepted candidate. It has always been a part of people's lives in every region in Indonesia for ages, even during the colonial era, the early independence era to the modern era. Thus, it has become the official national attire of Indonesia, [95] and one of the country's national identities. [10]

  7. List of English words of Indonesian origin - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language . Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the British colonial period in British Malaya , or during the short period of British rule in Java .

  8. Folk costume - Wikipedia

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    Indonesia [28] – There are numerous national and regional clothing in Indonesia due to the diversity of cultures that make up the island nation; they include: Batak tribe – Ulos (tenun fabric) Javanese people – Beskap, Batik shirt, Blangkon, Songkok, Sarong (male), Kebaya, Tudung, Sarong (female). Malay people – Baju Melayu, Baju Kurung ...

  9. Tudong - Wikipedia

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    The term “tudong” or “tudung” is a Malay/Indonesian word, literally meaning the noun "cover", which is commonly translated as veil or headscarf in English.Tudong is usually used to describe the headscarf in Malaysia, while in Indonesia it is more common to call the tudong the kerudung or perhaps the jilbab.