"longyi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/ [US], /ˈloʊnd͡ʒi/ [US], /ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: longyi [plural], longyis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|လုံချည်}} Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), {{der|en|hi|लुंगी}} Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|longyi|s}} longyi (countable and uncountable, plural longyi or longyis)
  1. A sarong-like garment worn around the waist. Wikipedia link: longyi Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: lungi Translations (a sarong-like garment worn around the waist): လုံချည် (lumhkyany) (Burmese), 籠基 (Chinese Mandarin), 笼基 (lóngjī) (Chinese Mandarin), लुंगी (luṅgī) [feminine] (Hindi), ロンジー (ronjī) (Japanese), 롱지 (rongji) (Korean), лонджи́ (londží) [feminine, neuter] (Russian), ลองยี (Thai)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "лонджи́"
        },
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          "code": "th",
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      "word": "လုံချည်"
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      "sense": "a sarong-like garment worn around the waist",
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      "sense": "a sarong-like garment worn around the waist",
      "word": "롱지"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "a sarong-like garment worn around the waist",
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