longyi

English

A Burmese man wearing a longyi.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/, /ˈloʊnd͡ʒi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/

Noun

longyi (countable and uncountable, plural longyi or longyis)

A sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
- 2008 September, Robert D. Kaplan, “Lifting the Bamboo Curtain”, in The Atlantic‎:
  During our conversation, he sat erect and cross-legged on a raised platform, wearing a longyi.

Synonyms

lungi

Translations

a sarong-like garment worn around the waist

Burmese: လုံချည် (my) (lumhkyany)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 籠基／笼基 (lóngjī)
Hindi: लुंगी (hi) f (luṅgī)
Japanese: ロンジー (ronjī)
Korean: 롱지 (rongji)
Russian: лонджи́ f or n (londží)
Thai: ลองยี

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