Lungi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lungi is a noun meaning A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
Meaning
A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.
Example Sentences
Samad […] regularly wore a long piece of embroidered grey cotton, a lungi, wrapped round his waist.
Word Forms
- lungis
- lungie
- lungy
- lungyi
Synonyms for lungi
Depending on context, synonyms include sarong, longyi, lungyi.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include longyi, lungyi, far, longi, lungee, loonghi.
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