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lungi

or ±ô³Ü²Ô·²µ±ð±ð, ±ô³Ü²Ô·²µ²â¾±, ±ô´Ç²Ô²µÂ·²â¾±

[ loong-gee, loon-jee ]

noun

  1. a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Myanmar (Burma).
  2. a loincloth worn by men in India.


lungi

/ ˈ±ôÊŠÅ‹É¡¾±Ë /

noun

  1. a long piece of cotton cloth worn as a loincloth, sash, or turban by Indian men or as a skirt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lungi1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Hindi ±ô³Ü²Ô²µÄ«, from Persian
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lungi1

C17: Hindi, from Persian
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He wore a short lungi, a kurta shirt, and a cap.

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I was also awestruck seeing photos of her family in their saris and lungis, and realizing they look like my family.

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The modern, above-the-knee, cotton short was birthed by British soldiers in colonial India, inspired by that country’s traditional lungi wraps for men.

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Mohammad Ilyas, 55, fled to Bangladesh with only a shirt and a lungi sarong, along with dozens of others from Rathedaung township.

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Alright, there's a zip involved, which does elevate it slightly beyond the old school lungi, but there seems universal agreement on Twitter that... it's a lungi.

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