kebaya
noun
kebaya is spelled K-E-B-A-Y-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kebaya means “A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kebaya is kebayas.
How many letters and syllables are in kebaya?
| Letters | 6: K-E-B-A-Y-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kebaya?
Kebaya appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kebaya
- kebayas plural
- kabaya
- kabayah
- kebayah
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kebaya mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
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A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kebaya come from?
Borrowed from Malay kebaya.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).