kebayan.

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xxxvi. 70/2 They wear sometimes when they go abroad a thinne cotton [? or] linnen gowne called Cabaia.

1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 252 The king is apparelled in a white Cabie made like a shirt tied with strings on the one side.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 81 Attiring himselfe in red, his Tulipant, Cabbay, Boots, Scabberd.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 64 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors

1883 I. L. Bird Sketches Malay Penins. iii, in Leisure Hour 81/1 Their lower garment, or sarong, reaching from the waist to the ankles..above which is worn a loose-sleeved garment, called a kabaya, reaching to the knees.

1909 R. O. Winstedt Papers on Malay Subjects: Life & Customs ii. 40 The long, shapeless kĕbaya..[is] now universally worn by women.

1939 A. Keith Land below Wind vi. 92 The kebaya, a short Malay blouse, was purchased, and Kuta..fastened it with one insecure brooch.

1958 H. Forster Flowering Lotus ii. 25 My eye was often disappointed by chromatic discords between the ladies' skirts and their kebayas, long-sleeved jackets for which they favoured brightly variegated flower patterns.

1963 N.Z. Woman's Weekly 17 June 21/2 For sheer glamour, Nancy's sarong kebaya (the Malayan dress) stole the day. This was a closely fitting skirt in a royal blue with a pleated panel in the front worn with an overblouse of lace in a paler shade of blue.

1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya iv. 52 He dressed her up in beautiful clothes—sometimes cheongsams, sometimes saris, sometimes sarong kebayas.

1972 Guardian 13 Jan. 5/3 Our beautiful M[alaysia] S[ingapore] A[irlines] hostesses in their sarong kebayas are dedicated to superb in-flight service.