tudung

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noun

headscarf, especially a form of the hijab worn among Muslim women

OriginMalay tudung →
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Meanings

nountudung (plural tudungs)

plural tudungs

  1. MalaysiaSingaporeheadscarf, especially a form of the hijab worn among Muslim women

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
headscarf

Origin

  1. Malaytudung
  2. Malaytudung
  3. Englishtudung

Borrowed from Malay tudung.

More words from Malay

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Cite this entry
APA

tudung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tudung

MLA

“tudung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tudung. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tudung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tudung.

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