Bukhnuq: (Arabic: khanaq: to choke, Pl. bakhānq, bakhānk), a form of veil serves as a (hijāb) used by young girls and women, to cover the head, neck, and upper body, the sides of which are pinned, or sewn, under the chin. Colloquially, the letter (qāf) is pronounced (ga) thus the term is rendered (Bukhnug).

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