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noun
A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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
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Synonyms: lungyi, longyi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material
History
From Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī)/Urdu لنگی (lungī).
Across languages
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