kamees

English

Etymology

From Arabic قَمِيص‎ (qamīṣ), from Late Latin camīsia (“shirt”), via Gaulish from Proto-Germanic *hamiþiją.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəˈmiːz/

Noun

kamees (plural kamees or kameeses)

  1. A loose shirt worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.

Derived terms
  • salwar-kamees
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