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单词 purda
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pur•dah  (pûrdə),USA pronunciation n. (in India, Pakistan, etc.)
  1. British Empirethe seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
  2. British Empirea screen, curtain, or veil used for this purpose.
Also, purda, pardah. 
  • Persian
  • Hindi, Urdu pardah curtain
  • 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
purdah, purda /ˈpɜːdə/ n
  1. the custom in some Muslim and Hindu communities of keeping women in seclusion, with clothing that conceals them completely when they go out
  2. a screen in a Hindu house used to keep the women out of view
Etymology: 19th Century: from Hindi parda veil, from Persian pardah
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