lungi
/ˈlʊŋɡi/noun
उच्चारण लुंगी
लुंगी
Basic word
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a long piece of cloth worn wrapped around the waist like a skirt, especially by men in South Asia and South-East Asia
लुंगी
- He was relaxing at home in a cotton lungi.
- Fishermen in Kerala often wear checked lungis.
- The vendor tucked up his lungi and waded into the water.
+ 2 more examples
- A blue lungi hung drying on the line.
- He wore a lungi at home and trousers outside.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
wear a lungi
Use wear with lungi, as with any piece of clothing.
अन्य वस्त्रों की तरह 'lungi' के साथ 'wear' क्रिया आती है।
- Many men wear a lungi at home in the south.
in a lungi
To describe how someone is dressed, use in a lungi.
किसी की वेशभूषा बताने के लिए 'in a lungi' आता है।
- He was sitting in a lungi on the veranda.
countable noun
A lungi is countable; the plural is lungis.
'Lungi' countable है; बहुवचन lungis है।
- The shop sells cotton lungis.
lungi + adjective of material
Combine with cotton, checked or printed.
इसे cotton, checked या printed जैसे शब्दों के साथ जोड़ा जाता है।
- He bought a checked lungi.
lungi in different regions
A lungi is called by other names in different languages, such as mundu in Kerala and sarong abroad.
अलग भाषाओं में लुंगी के अलग नाम हैं, जैसे केरल में 'mundu' और विदेश में 'sarong'।
- In Kerala, a white lungi is called a mundu.
+Collocations 4
adjective + lungi
checkedcottonprintedplainsilk
- He wore a checked lungi and a vest.
verb + lungi
weartiefoldwashbuy
- He tied his lungi around his waist.
lungi + regional
Kerala lungiBengali lungiTamil lungi
- The Kerala lungi is often white or coloured.
lungi + setting
at homein the fieldon the beachduring summer
- Fishermen wear a lungi on the beach.
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- The farmer tucked up his lungi and waded into the field.
किसान ने अपनी लुंगी समेटी और खेत में उतर गया।
- Radhika's grandfather prefers a cotton lungi in summer.
राधिका के दादा गर्मियों में सूती लुंगी पसंद करते हैं।
- A lungi is comfortable in hot, humid weather.
गर्म और उमस भरे मौसम में लुंगी आरामदायक होती है।
- The shopkeeper showed us lungis in many colours.
दुकानदार ने हमें कई रंगों की लुंगियाँ दिखाईं।
- He folded his lungi neatly after washing it.
उसने धोने के बाद अपनी लुंगी को करीने से तह किया।
- On Onam, many men in Kerala wear a white lungi with a gold border.
ओणम पर केरल में कई पुरुष सुनहरी किनारी वाली सफेद लुंगी पहनते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Two lungi were drying on the line.
✓ Two lungis were drying on the line.
Use the plural lungis after two.
Two के बाद बहुवचन 'lungis' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All are lower-body garments of South Asia, but they are made and worn differently.
ये सभी दक्षिण एशिया के निचले वस्त्र हैं, पर बनावट और पहनने के ढंग में अंतर है।
A stitched or open cloth wrapped around the waist; casual.
कमर पर लपेटा जाने वाला सिला या खुला कपड़ा; रोजमर्रा का।
- He wore a lungi at home.
A long cloth passed between the legs; more formal.
पैरों के बीच से निकाला जाने वाला लंबा कपड़ा; अधिक औपचारिक।
- The priest wore a white dhoti.
A similar wrapped garment worn in South-East Asia.
दक्षिण-पूर्व एशिया में पहना जाने वाला इसी तरह का लपेटा वस्त्र।
- A sarong on the beach.