kamees

English

Alternative forms

• kameez, kameeze

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *hamô

Proto-West Germanic *hamō

Proto-West Germanic *-iþi

Proto-West Germanic *hamiþibor.

Latin camisiabor.?

Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ)bor.

English kamees

Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Doublet of chemise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈmiːz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

kamees (plural kamees or kameeses)

1. A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.
   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 125:

     Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers.

Derived terms

• salwar-kamees