baju koko

Indonesian

A Javanese male (the leftmost edge of the photo) wear white baju koko.

Etymology

Compound of baju (“shirt”) +‎ koko (“Chinese”, literally “older brother”).

Noun

baju koko (first-person possessive baju kokoku, second-person possessive baju kokomu, third-person possessive baju kokonya)

(clothing) a traditional Malay-Indonesian men Muslim shirt, worn usually during religious occasions.
Synonym: baju takwa

Further reading

“baju koko” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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