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nounA sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
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nouna 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
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piece of clothpiece of material
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Origin
- Hindiलुंगी
- Burmeseလုံချည်
- Englishlongyi
Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī).
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Chinese Mandarin 籠基 /笼基
- 籠基 /笼基 (lóngjī)a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
Hindi लुंगी
- लुंगी (luṅgī)a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
Japanese ロンジー
- ロンジー (ronjī)a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
Korean 롱지
- 롱지 (rongji)a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
Russian лонджи́
- лонджи́ (londží)a sarong-like garment worn around the waist
Thai ลองยี
- ลองยีa sarong-like garment worn around the waist
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longyi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longyi
MLA
“longyi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longyi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longyi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longyi.
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