Etymology

lungi

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Today it means: A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan. Full definition →

Hindi लुंगी ← Urdu لنگی
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The story

  1. Urdu · borrowed fromلنگی
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromलुंगी
  3. English todaylungi

From Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī)/Urdu لنگی (lungī).

Words from the same roots

Hindiलुंगी all →

longyi

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