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🧻 A cloth piece 👗 A wrap skirt
kain

kain

9.9
A length of cloth wrapped and worn as a skirt or dress
  • noun
  • Philippine
translation icon : sarong
  • He bought a handwoven kain as a souvenir from his trip to Indonesia.

Examples

  • She wore a colorful kain to the cultural festival.

  • She wore a beautiful kain for the wedding.

  • The dancers performed in beautifully patterned kain during the ceremony.

  • The kain was made from vibrant batik fabric.

  • At the festival, many women wore colorful kain made from beautiful batik fabric.

  • He wrapped his kain around his waist before joining the ceremonial procession.

  • The traditional dancers showcased their movements while wearing elegant kain during the performance.

Synonyms

sarong
vskain
7 4.6

A long piece of cloth you wrap around your body to make a loose skirt or dress

is a broader traditional wrapped cloth used as a skirt or dress

How Formal

kain
  • Philippine
9.9
wrap
33 2.3
cloth
215 1.0

Surface Forms

kain singular
kains plural

Etymology

Kain comes from the Malay and Indonesian word for 'cloth' and is often used for a long piece of cloth you wear wrapped as a skirt or dress. That's why a kain as a traditional garment is literally a cloth you wrap around your body.