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lungis

lungis is the plural of lungi.

Meaning of lungi

Noun

lungi (plural lungis)

  1. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
    • Samad […] regularly wore a long piece of embroidered grey cotton, a lungi, wrapped round his waist.2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 152
    Synonyms:
    sarong

Noun

lungis

  1. (obsolete, rare) A lingerer, lanky person, or dullard.

Origin of lungis

Old French longis. See lounge.

Questions about lungis

What does lungis mean?
Lungis means a lingerer, lanky person, or dullard.
What is lungis the plural of?
Lungis is the plural of lungi.
What part of speech is lungis?
Lungis is a noun.

Words near lungis in the dictionary

  1. lungi
  2. lungie
  3. lungies
  4. lunging
  5. lungings
  6. lungis
  7. Lungki
  8. Lunglei
  9. lungless
  10. lungless salamander
  11. lungless salamanders

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