Kamees
//kəˈmiːz// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.
"Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers."
Example
More examples"Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hamô Proto-West Germanic *hamō Proto-West Germanic *-iþi Proto-West Germanic *hamiþibor. Latin camisiabor.? Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ)bor. English kamees Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Doublet of chemise.
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