English
longyi
Longyi comes from Hindi लुंगी ‘lungi’, and goes back to Middle Hindi लँगोट.
- Middle Hindimodernलँगोट
- Hindic. 1500–presentलुंगीluṅgī‘lungi’
- Burmesemodernလုံချည်lumhkyany
- Englishearliest quotation 2008longyi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Hindimodernलँगोट
- Hindic. 1500–presentलुंगीluṅgī‘lungi’
- Burmesemodernလုံချည်lumhkyany
- Englishearliest quotation 2008longyi
Earliest quotation: 2008, Robert D. Kaplan, Lifting the Bamboo Curtain: “During our conversation, he sat erect and cross-legged on…”
Every English word from Middle Hindi लँगोट
Today it means
noun A sarong-like garment worn around the waist.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Hindi लँगोट / longyi