"-kini" meaning in English

See -kini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -kini, {{en-suffix}} -kini
  1. indicates a type of swimwear Tags: morpheme Translations (a type of swimwear): -基尼 (-jīní) (Chinese Mandarin), -kini (French)
    Sense id: en--kini-en-suffix-69Pst2Te Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: monokini (english: a type of one-piece swimsuit for women), bikini (english: a two-piece swimsuit for women, with a top and a bottom), trikini (english: a type swimsuit for women, which uses three strategic fabric triangles), facekini (english: a piece of swimwear worn on the head and covering the face and head), burkini (english: a full body bathing suit for women, which includes a hood), mankini (english: a kind of sling bikini for men), bandkini (alt: a swimsuit consisting of a strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom), halterkini (english: a swimsuit consisting of a halter top and a bikini bottom), tankini (english: a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini), skirtini (english: a two-piece swimsuit consisting of a top and a short, skirted bottom), microkini (english: a very skimpy bikini that covers just the genitals and nipples), slingkini (english: a one-piece swimsuit resembling the Y-shape frame of a slingshot which is supported by fabric at the neck), stringkini (english: a two-piece swimsuit attached by strings that is scantier and more revealing than a regular bikini), camikini (english: a swimsuit consisting of a thin-strapped camisole top and a bikini bottom)

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