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wisuda
Jul 3, 2002 06:56
21 yrs ago
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Indonesian term

kain

Non-PRO Indonesian to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion textiles
kain
Proposed translations (English)
4 material; fabric
4 +1 long cloth
4 cloth, fabric / sarong.
4 cloth, fabric / sarong.

Proposed translations

56 mins
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material; fabric

There are all sorts of 'kain': kain tenun (woven cloth), kain batik (batiked cloth), kain ikat (tye-dyed cloth), etc.. The word 'kain' is also used generically to mean the tubular sarung worn around the house, or used to wrap packages, or put under a baby to protect the bed from wetting, etc.
Reference:

Kamus Ungkapan Indonesia-Inggris oleh Hadi Podo dan J.J. Sullivan

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57 mins

cloth, fabric / sarong.

I got these 2 definitions from a web search. Choose the most appropriate one for your context.
Reference:

http://nlp.aia.bppt.go.id/kebi/

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Indonesian/TataBahasa/dictionary/Default.htm

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57 mins

cloth, fabric / sarong.

I got these 2 definitions from a web search. Choose the most appropriate one for your context.
Reference:

http://nlp.aia.bppt.go.id/kebi/

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Indonesian/TataBahasa/dictionary/Default.htm

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3 hrs

long cloth

So far as it goes, the chosen answer is correct. But there is another everyday meaning: "long cloth" -- i.e. a two and a half metre of cloth which is worn wrapped around the waist.

Non-Indonesian speakers sometimes refer to this as a "sarong" but that is not at all correct.

For a sarung (which literally means a sheath) the two ends are joined together to form a tube that you step into before fixing around the waist. Whereas with a "kain" (i.e. long-cloth) the two ends are not sewn together.

Peer comment(s):
agree Louis SOETEDJA : correct !, usually the male uses 'sarong' and female 'kain sarung'
51 mins
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neutral Catherine Muir : In West Sumatra, people wear 'kain' around the house. It is a tube, i.e. a length of cloth sewn to make a tube, into which one steps. When one has been given to me to wear, it was called simply 'kain'. Perhaps this varies by region.
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