pur·dah 
/ˈpɚdə/ noun
/ˈpɚdə/ noun [noncount] : a custom among Muslims and some Hindus in which women stay separate from men or keep their faces and bodies covered when they are near men
▪ Most of the women keep purdah. [=live according to the rules of purdah]
▪ Most of the women keep purdah. [=live according to the rules of purdah]
