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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sarong-like garment worn around the waist. countable, uncountable

   "During our conversation, he sat erect and cross-legged on a raised platform, wearing a longyi."

2. 2
   a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lungilungilungyi

Example

More examples

"During our conversation, he sat erect and cross-legged on a raised platform, wearing a longyi."

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī).

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