Lungi Definition

lyo͝oŋgē, luŋgē
longyis, lungis, lungi
noun
lungis

Longyi.

Webster's New World
A cloth, often of brightly colored silk or cotton, that is used as a piece of clothing, especially the traditional skirtlike garment of South Asia and Myanmar (Burma).
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Other Word Forms of Lungi

Noun

Singular:
lungi
Plural:
lungis

Origin of Lungi

  • Urdu lungī from Persian variant of lung

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lungi Sentence Examples

  • This form is called amamah (Arabic), dastar (Persian), shimla or shamla, safa, lungi, sela, rumal, or dopatta.

  • The lungi is made of cloth of a special kind manufactured mostly in Ludhiana.

  • The dhoti is known under many names, dhutia, pitambar, lungi, &c. In some parts of India half the dhoti only is wound round the loins, the other half being thrown over the left shoulder.

  • Walking down a street market in Madras I decided that I would buy some lungi 's for presents.

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Words Starting With

LLULUN

Words Ending With

IGINGI

Unscrambles

lungi

Words Starting With L and Ending With I

Starts With L & Ends With IStarts With LU & Ends With IStarts With L & Ends With GI

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With L5 Letter Words Ending With I