cabaia

Macanese

Etymology

Inherited from Portuguese cabaia, from Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈbajɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ba‧ia

Noun

cabaia

  1. Chinese coat
  2. long Chinese tunic, cheongsam
  3. windbreaker

References

  • cabaia”, in “Lexicon”, in Macanese Library, 2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Sinhalese කබාය (kabāya), singular form of කබා (kabā, coats), from Persian قب (long garment, cloak), from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ, garment with long sleeves).[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐˈbaj.ɐ/ [kɐˈβaj.ɐ]

Noun

cabaia f (plural cabaias)

  1. (historical) cabaya (a long Muslim cotton over-gown)

Descendants

  • Malay: kebaya
    • Indonesian: kêbaya
    • Chinese: 可巴雅 (kěbāyǎ)
    • English: kebaya
    • Tausug: kabaya

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, T. (2018), “Sailors, tailors, cooks, and crooks: On loanwords and neglected lives in Indian Ocean ports”, in Itinerario, volume 42, number 3, →DOI, pages 516–548

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