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kaus.

stocking (covering garment)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.ʊs/
  1. stocking (covering garment)

  2. shirt

  3. the material used for said garments

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch kous (“stocking”), from Middle Dutch couse, from Picard Old French cauce, from Vulgar Latin calcea, from Latin calceus.

noun/ˈka.ʊs/
  1. bow

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”).

noun/ˈka.ʊs/
  1. footwear

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Malay kaus, from Classical Malay kaus, from Classical Persian کوش (kawš, “shoe, slipper”), an alternative form of کفش (kafš).

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