lungi

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

lungyi, longyi

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