burqini

English

burqini

Alternative forms

• burkini

Etymology

Blend of burqa +‎ bikini.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɜːˈkiː.ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bɝˈki.ni/
• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

burqini (plural burqinis)

1. (Islam) A head-to-toe swimsuit, enabling women to conform to the Islamic dress code when bathing on a public beach.

Translations

head-to-toe swimsuit

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 布堅尼 / 布坚尼 (bou³ gin¹ nei⁴)

  Mandarin: 布基尼 (bùjīní)

• Finnish: burkini (fi)
• French: burkini (fr) m
• German: Burkini (de)
• Greek: μπουρκίνι (el) n (bourkíni)
• Icelandic: búrkíní n
• Japanese: ブルキニ (burukini)
• Kazakh: буркини (burkini)
• Korean: 부르키니 (bureukini)
• Polish: burkini (pl) n
• Portuguese: burquíni (pt) m
• Spanish: burkini m
• Swedish: burkini (sv) c

Further reading

• burqini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia