burqa
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burqa
- /ˈbɜː.kə/ UK
- /ˈbɝ.kə/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)kə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi बुरक़ा (burqā) / Urdu بُرْقَع (burqa')), from Classical Persian بُرْقَع (burqa'), from Arabic بُرْقُع (burquʕ).
noun burqas · burka · burkha · burqua · boorka · bourkha
- 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). He fished a sky blue burqa from the bag. The yards of pleated cloth spilled over his knees when he lifted it.
- A garment incorporating a niqab (veil for the face).
- A hijab (traditional headscarf covering the hair and neck), such as a khimar or shayla .
Translations
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noun female garment that covers the whole body
| Español | burka, burqa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부르카 bureuka |
| 日本語 | ブルカ buruka |
| 中文 | 罩袍 zhàopáo, 波卡 bōkǎ, 布嘎 bùgā, 布爾卡 /布尔卡 bù'ěrkǎ |
| हिन्दी | बुरक़ा burqā, बुरका burkā |
| Kiswahili | barakoa |
| Português | burca |
| Français | burqa, voile intégral |
| Deutsch | Burka |
| Ελληνικά | μπούρκα boúrka, φερετζές feretzés |
| Русский | паранджа́ parandžá, чадра́ čadrá, бу́рка búrka |
| العربية | بُرْقُع burquʕ |
| עברית | בּוּרְקָה burka |
Talk about this word "burqa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/burqa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. burqa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/burqa "burqa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/burqa.Cite this
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title = {burqa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burqa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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