Longyi
/ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
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).