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longyi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/
  • US: /ˈloʊnd͡ʒi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sarong-like garment worn around the waist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lungi, lungyi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: လုံချည် (lumhkyany) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Chinese Mandarin: 籠基 /笼基 (lóngjī) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Hindi: लुंगी (luṅgī) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Japanese: ロンジー (ronjī) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Korean: 롱지 (rongji) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Russian: лонджи́ (londží) — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
  • Thai: ลองยี — a sarong-like garment worn around the waist