longyi

English

A Burmese man wearing a longyi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese လုံချည် (lumhkyany), from Hindi लुंगी (luṅgī).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑnd͡ʒi/, /ˈloʊnd͡ʒi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒnd͡ʒi/

Noun

longyi (countable and uncountable, plural longyi or longyis)

1. A sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
   • 2008 September, Robert D. Kaplan, “Lifting the Bamboo Curtain”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     During our conversation, he sat erect and cross-legged on a raised platform, wearing a longyi.

Synonyms

• lungi

Translations

a sarong-like garment worn around the waist

• Burmese: လုံချည် (my) (lumhkyany)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 籠基 / 笼基 (lóngjī)

• Hindi: लुंगी (hi) f (luṅgī)
• Japanese: ロンジー (ronjī)
• Korean: 롱지 (rongji)
• Russian: лонджи́ f or n (londží)
• Thai: ลองยี