lungyi

American

[loong-gee, loon-jee] / ˈlʊŋ gi, ˈlʊn dʒi /

noun

plural

lungyis

a variant of lungi.

Example Sentences

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But the lungi - or lungyi, longyi, sarong etc - has now found its way on to the High Street.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2018

Scattered through the fields are the harvesters, whose brightly-coloured "lungyi" and gay head-scarf are the only spots of definite colour.

From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)

The latter proved to be a languid person with a blue lungyi twisted about his hips.

From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry

Here comes a pretty young mother clad in "lungyi" of apple-green and dainty white jacket.

From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)

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