Etymology

kebaya

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Today it means: A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand. Full definition →

Malay kebaya ← Portuguese cabaia ← Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya)
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The story

  1. Arabicقَبَاء (qabāʔ)
  2. Persianقباءbor.?
  3. Sinhaleseකබා (kabā)
  4. Sinhaleseකබාය (kabāya)
  5. Portuguesecabaia
  6. Malaykebaya
  7. English todaykebaya

Borrowed from Malay kebaya.

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