可巴雅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (可巴雅)		可	巴	雅
simp. ^#(可巴雅)		可	巴	雅

Etymology

From Malay kebaya, from Arabic قَبَايَة (qabāya), colloquial form of قَبَاء (qabāʔ, “tunic, gown”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěbāyǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄚㄧㄚˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kěbāyǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄚㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kěbayǎ
  - Wade–Giles: kʻo³-pa¹-ya³
  - Yale: kě-bā-yǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keebayea
  - Palladius: кэбая (kɛbaja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

可巴雅

(chiefly Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand) kebaya (traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand)