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longyi

lon·gyi

UK/ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/ US/ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a 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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Origin

Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī).

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