Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
loonghee .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
garment worn around thewaist by many people, especially men, in SouthernIndia ,Bangladesh ,Burma , andPakistan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The other piece, called lungi, consists of a long and narrow piece of cotton cloth (not to be confused with the lungi that men in rural Punjab wear instead of a shalwar).
ALL THINGS PAKISTAN Adil Najam 2008
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February 2nd, 2010 PANAJI - Stressing the political importance of preserving and promoting ethnic identity, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik Tuesday said no one can win an election in Tamil Nadu if he does not wear a 'lungi'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik Tuesday said no one can win an election in Tamil Nadu if he does not wear a 'lungi'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Naik, who is also the outgoing president of the All India Konkani Parishad (AIKP), a literary institution established in 1939, said that striking an ethnic cord with the electorate was a key to electoral politics, be it through ethnic attire like the 'lungi' in Tamil Nadu or an ethnic language like Konkani in Goa.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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Another surprising element of the crime was that the close circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed around the sanctum sanctorum, were found covered with a piece of 'lungi'.
The Times of India 2010
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He has recently wore a 'lungi' for the shoot and he was quite apprehensive about the idea. more imagesJuly 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Shah Rukh's epic superhero motion picture called
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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February 2nd, 2010 PANAJI - Stressing the political importance of preserving and promoting ethnic identity, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik Tuesday said no one can win an election in Tamil Nadu if he does not wear a 'lungi'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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February 2nd, 2010 PANAJI - Stressing the political importance of preserving and promoting ethnic identity, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik Tuesday said no one can win an election in Tamil Nadu if he does not wear a 'lungi'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010
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February 2nd, 2010 PANAJI - Stressing the political importance of preserving and promoting ethnic identity, Congress Rajya Sabha member from Goa Shantaram Naik Tuesday said no one can win an election in Tamil Nadu if he does not wear a 'lungi'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Another surprising element of the crime was that the close circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed around the sanctum sanctorum, were found covered with a piece of 'lungi'.
The Times of India 2010
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