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Word: Burka
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
from Urdu and Persian burqa‘, from Arabic burqu‘
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbəːkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long, loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet, worn in public by women in many Muslim countries.
Short Definition:long, loose garment covering whole body from head to feet, worn in public by women in many Muslim countries
Variant Forms:
- burkha
- burqa
