The story
- Hindi · derived fromलुंगी
- Burmese · borrowed fromလုံချည်
- English todaylongyi
Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
longyi
Today it means: A sarong-like garment worn around the waist. Full definition →
Burmese လုံချည် ← Hindi लुंगी