telekung

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay telekung.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tələˈkuŋ/

Noun

telekung (usually uncountable, plural telekungs)

  1. (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei) A prayer garment, usually worn by Southeast Asian Muslim women, consisting of two pieces: a loosely-draped one-piece hijab that extends to the knees and a long skirt that hides the feet.
    • 1984 January 9, A. Rahim A. Latiff, “Well covered:The scarves”, in The Straits Times, Singapore‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      The third type [of scarf] is the tudung dakwah or mini telekung (religious scarf).
    • 1984 December 2, Frieda Koh, “Pas-Umno fight changes people's ways”, in Singapore Monitor‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      A survey done in Universiti Kebangsaan (National University) showed that the percentage of female students wearing telekongs had shot up to 80 per cent from 15 per cent in 1973-1974.
    • 1989 March 26, “Indulging a pasar passion”, in The Straits Times, Singapore‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      Bukit Tinggi's Pasar Tingkat (market with many storeys): embroided bedsheets for $55 each at half Singapore's prices, decorative banana plants made of plastic, batik shirts, scarves and embroided telekung (prayer gowns).
    • 1989 March 14, Mardiana Abu Bakar, “Malay-style origami for wedding gifts”, in The Straits Times, Singapore‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      In the case of the gifts for the bride, the items that undergo marvellous transformations are the four-metre lace or silk dress material, songket sarong, cotton telekung (prayer garb), selendang (scarf), towel and the woolen or synthetic fibre prayer mat.
    • 2013 August 8, Mei Fung Lee, “Daily struggles not a barrier to fasting”, in The Jakarta Post, Indonesia‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      When everyone is ready, Faridah, who dons a telekung (prayer wear), and her family position themselves to face the kiblat (direction of Mekah).
    • 2015 February 23, Hassanal Harries, “Finding meaning through helping others”, in The Brunei Times, Brunei‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      Daily necessities include women’s clothing, telekung (a prayer robe for women), men’s clothing, children’s clothing and school bags.
    • 2015 July 27, Zarina Abdullah, “Woman loses RM40k after thieves break into telekung stall”, in New Straits Times, Malaysia‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      KUALA TERENGGANU: A 56-year-old trader lost about RM40,000 when her stall was broken into by thieves who carted away telekung that was for sale and cash on Saturday.
    • 2017 March 15, Aznim Ruhana Md Yusup, “Fashion ambivalence”, in New Straits Times, Malaysia‎ (Usenet), retrieved 29/10/2017:
      The telekung, worn by Muslim women to pray, traditionally comes in white.
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