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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lungi, lungyi, longyinoun

    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

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  1. Longyi

    A longyi (Burmese: လုံချည်; MLCTS: lum hkyany; pronounced [lòʊɰ̃dʑì]) is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma (Myanmar). It is approximately 2 metres (6.6 ft) long and 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet, and held in place by folding fabric over without a knot. It is sometimes folded up to the knee for comfort. Myanmar longyi originated in India. Similar garments are found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Malay Archipelago. In the Indian subcontinent it is known variously as a lungi, longi, kaili or saaram. Men who cannot read are like the blind; women who cannot weave are like the cripple.

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  1. longyi

    A longyi is a traditional piece of clothing worn in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. It is a sheet of cloth, approximately two meters long, that is usually worn around the waist, running to the feet. It is often used by both men and women, but the styles and patterns may vary according to gender and occasion.

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  1. Longyi

    A longyi is a sheet of cloth widely worn in Burma. It is approximately 2 m long and 80 cm wide. The cloth is often sewn into a cylindrical shape. It is worn around the waist, running to the feet. It is held in place by folding fabric over, without a knot. It is also sometimes folded up to the knee for comfort. Similar garments are found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Malay Archipelago. In the Indian subcontinent, it is known variously as a lungi, longi, kaili or saaram. Men who cannot read are like the blind; women who cannot weave are like the cripple —an old Burmese saying at a time when every household had a handloom and the womenfolk wove all the longyis for the family

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of longyi in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of longyi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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