burqa
An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a…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).
» Maria is wearing a burqa.
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3 sensesAn 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).
Burka
паранджа́parandžá, чадра́čadrá, бу́ркаbúrka
паранджа́parandžá
Another kind of garment worn by Muslim women (of any denomination) to observe sartorial hijab:
(broadly)A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face).
(broadly, proscribed, sometimes)A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .
- a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan
Examples
6 sentencesMaria is wearing a burqa.
The burqa is a choice.
Say no to the burqa!
deSag nein zur Burka! — Rovo
Ziri dressed Rima in a burqa.
"Did you know that his daughter wears a burqa?" "It's not a burqa, mum, it's called a hijab!"
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu بُرْقَع (burqa')), from Classical PeBorrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu بُرْقَع (burqa')), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
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