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Meaning of "songkok" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SONGKOK

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SONGKOK

songkok  [ˈsɒŋkɒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SONGKOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Songkok is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SONGKOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Songkok

The songkok or peci or kopiah is a cap widely worn in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, mostly among Muslim males. It has the shape of a truncated cone, usually made of black or embroidered felt, cotton or velvet. It is also worn by males in formal situations such as wedding feasts, funerals or festive occasions such as the Muslim Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Songkok came to be associated with Islam in Malaysia and the Philippines, while in Indonesia the peci is also associated with the nationalist secular movement.

Definition of songkok in the English dictionary

The definition of songkok in the dictionary is a kind of oval brimless hat, resembling a skull.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SONGKOK

song without words
songbird
songbook
songcraft
songfest
songful
songfully
songfulness
Songhai
Songhua
songless
songlessly
songlike
songman
songololo
songsmith
songster
songstress
songwriter
songwriting

WORDS THAT END LIKE SONGKOK

an open book
angakok
angekkok
angekok
Bangkok
book
cook
Facebook
handbook
Hickok
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
the book
the New Look
took

Synonyms and antonyms of songkok in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «songkok» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SONGKOK

Find out the translation of songkok to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of songkok from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «songkok» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宋谷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

songkok
570 millions of speakers

English

songkok
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

songkok
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

songkok
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

songkok
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

songkok
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

songkok
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

songkok
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Songkok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

songkok
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

songkok
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

songkok
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Songkok
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

songkok
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

songkok
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Songkok
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

songkok
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

songkok
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

songkok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

songkok
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

songkok
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

songkok
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

songkok
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

songkok
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

songkok
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of songkok

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SONGKOK»

The term «songkok» is regularly used and occupies the 78.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SONGKOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «songkok» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «songkok» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about songkok

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SONGKOK»

Discover the use of songkok in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to songkok and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Traditional Malaysian Jewellery
ADORNMENTS FOR THE HEAD • 57 Five pieces of gold in the shape of butterflies, inlaid with gems. They can be used as bunga songkok, songkokomomenfs, or, when the five are arranged as in the picture, as pendants. This type of pendant ...
2
Release Me Back to the Sea
Usually, when tired, Izma would stop by the store selling songkok (religious caps) on Perkin Road owned by Haji Jumat. His wife, Mak Pah, never failed to greet Izma whenever she passed by. “Where are you going, Izma?” she greeted in a ...
Shaari Isa, 2009
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The Flying Dragon
When we were in the UK, we wore our ceremonial songkok, a Muslim headgear made of felt, like a pillbox without any visor. This created quite a stir because it was so unusual and, to the ladies, cute. I had problems protecting my songkok from ...
Paul "Monty" Choy, 2014
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EVENING IS THE WHOLE DAY
he called out softly, leaning sideways in his seat, his teeth yellow under the black velvet of his songkok. “Thanggachi!” Thanggachi meant little sister in Tamil, but Uma, six years old, in stockings and a smocked dress with a sash, knew two ...
Preeta Samarasan, 2012
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Tempo: Indonesia's Weekly News Magazine
IN the past To Bone songkok (a black brimless round cap) was worn by the Bone kings and their families. This headdress is also part and parcel of royal traditional male wardrobe among the Bugis Bone of South Sulawesi. Especially for the ...
‎2008
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Scattered Bones
In the compound of her house were many men, almost all wearing songkok, and several of the men were planing planks for the grave. “Not here yet,” said a man who was standing at the base of the coconut stump not far from the spot where ...
Usman Awang, 2009
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Corpus Analysis and Variation in Linguistics
(NP93) 4) sarong and songkok • On Thursday, he wore a songkok bearing the Malaysian emblem and he had a Malaysian flag draped around his neck. (NP92) • A quick change, then dressed in sarong and songkok, “members” would head for ...
Yuji Kawaguchi, Makoto Minegishi, Jacques Durand, 2009
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Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife
Malay men wear songkok (cap), and men who have made a pilgrimage to Mecca usually wear a white- skull songkok. Malay women wear baju kurung, a long- sleeve, knee-length blouse, with long skirt or sarong. Malay women also wear baju ...
Jonathan H. X. Lee, Kathleen M. Nadeau, 2011
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"Can survive, la": cottage industries in high-rise Singapore
as a jaga (security guard) for about seven years, [but] came back home [and] also made [songkok] on the side. Now I only make songkok. Don't work [outside for pay] any more; [I have] come to the retirement age. If there are invitations, if there  ...
Margaret W. Sullivan, Henry Wong, Michael Neo, 1985
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Tenggara
Who would have thought a gift of a songkok from students just returned from England would be the cause of it all. He shook his head. A songkok could put the whole of Kampung Muslim in a ferment. Amazing. The penghulu headed for home.
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SONGKOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term songkok is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hari Raya bazaar packs goodies, old and new
Songkok stall owner Zainal inherited the space from his father in 1985. The seasoned vendor is unfazed, pointing out that "there are ups and downs, but usually ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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Ad featuring wombat in songkok retracted after Muslims mistake it for …
The billboard by Australia-based company Servcorp which featured a wombat.KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — An electronic billboard in Bukit Bintang has ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
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Akim's specialty: Songkok with layer cake, pelikat and army …
The songkok-making business is run Kalsum Bee Mohd Yusuf, 50, and her husband, Abang Abdul Razak Abang Amin Bujang, 47, and the couple has come up ... «The Borneo Post, Jun 15»
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A songkok for every Johor district
Mohd Fahirurazi, who learnt to make songkok from his father, said to start he had made the caps featuring the Johor Baru, Batu Pahat and Segamat districts. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
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Corak songkok tarik cita rasa pelanggan
Songkok pelbagai corak sebagai pelengkap baju Melayu bagi mereka yang inginkan kelainan pada sambutan Aidilfitri boleh didapati di Majma' Tuanku Abdul ... «Sinarharian, Jun 15»
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Songkok pelbagai corak tarikan pelanggan
KUCHING 29 Jun - Peniaga songkok, Kalsum Bee Mohd Yusuf, 50, menyusun songkok pelbagai corak bagi mereka yang inginkan kelainan pada sambutan ... «Utusan Malaysia, Jun 15»
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Songkok Awing, Songkok Beludru Ringan Asal Gresik
Pengrajin memperlihatkan seri Soga atau Songkok Gaul bergambar tokoh kartun seperti Spongebon Squarepants, Naruto, dan mobil balap Tamiya. «Tempo.co, Jun 15»
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Penjual Songkok Penuhi Kawasan Masjid Al-Markas Makassar
Selasa (22/6/2015), pantauan Tribun, nampak para pedagang songkok, mukena dan celana jeans menghiasi masjid terbesar di kawasan Indonesia Timur ini. «Tribun Timur, Jun 15»
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Lantik KNPI Toraja Utara, Mizar Dihadiahi Songkok Passapu
Bupati Toraja Utara memasangkan songkok passapu dan selempang Toraja Kepada Mizar Roem, sebagai bentuk penghormatan orang Toraja bagi tamu yang ... «Tribun Timur, Jun 15»
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Dying trades in Singapore: Of snake charming, roadside barbering …
Channel NewsAsia's John Leong speaks to a snake charmer, a roadside barber and songkok maker - who talk about their trades which are fading fast. By John ... «Channel News Asia, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Songkok [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/songkok>. May 2024 ».
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