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longyi

UK/ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/US/ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/

longyi noun: a sarong-like garment worn around the waist.

longyi: a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
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Noun

longyi (countable and uncountable, plural longyi or longyis)

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

longyi meaning in Hindi, Thai and Myanmar

longyi in Hindi

a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
लुंगी luṅgī

longyi in Thai

a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
ลองยี

longyi in Myanmar

a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
လုံချည် lumhkyany

Synonyms of longyi

Forms of longyi

plurallongyi
plurallongyis

Origin of longyi

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

Questions about longyi

What does longyi mean?
Longyi means a sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
What is longyi in Hindi?
Longyi in Hindi is लुंगी (luṅgī). See Longyi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is longyi?
Longyi is a noun.
How do you pronounce longyi?
Longyi is pronounced /ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/ (US).
What is the plural of longyi?
The plural of longyi is longyi.

Words near longyi in the dictionary

  1. longyan
  2. longyans
  3. Longyear
  4. Longyearbyen
  5. Longyears
  6. longyi
  7. longyis
  8. Longzhou
  9. Longzihu
  10. longæ
  11. longævity

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