lungi

English
A Bengali boy wearing a lungi.

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Noun

lungi (plural lungis)

  1. A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan.

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Etymology

From Latin longē.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlun.d͡ʒi/, [ˈl̺un̺ʲd͡ʒi]
  • Hyphenation: lùn‧gi

Adverb

lungi

  1. (literary) distant, far
  2. (followed by da) far (from)

Romani

Adjective

lungi

  1. plural of lungo

Romanian

Etymology

From lung. Also possibly from a Vulgar Latin root *longīre for Latin longīscēre, present active infinitive of longīscō.

Verb

a lungi (third-person singular present lungește, past participle lungit) 4th conj.

  1. to lengthen, elongate, extend
  2. to prolong

Conjugation
    conjugation of lungi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a lungi
gerund lungind
past participle lungit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present lungesc lungești lungește lungim lungiți lungesc
imperfect lungeam lungeai lungea lungeam lungeați lungeau
simple perfect lungii lungiși lungi lungirăm lungirăți lungiră
pluperfect lungisem lungiseși lungise lungiserăm lungiserăți lungiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să lungesc să lungești să lungească să lungim să lungiți să lungească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative lungește lungiți
negative nu lungi nu lungiți

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