dhoti

English

Alternative forms

dhooti, dhootie, dhooty, dhoty, dhuti, dotee, doti, dottie, duttee, dutty (some forms obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi धोती (dhotī).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -əʊti

Noun

dhoti (countable and uncountable, plural dhotis)

(countable) A long loincloth worn by men in India.
(countable, uncountable) The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.

Translations

dhoti

Assamese: চুৰিয়া (suria), ধুতি (dhuti)
Dutch: lendendoek (nl)
French: pagne (fr) m
Gujarati: ધોતી f (dhotī)
Hindi: धोती (hi) f (dhotī)
Marathi: धोतर m (dhotar)
Punjabi: ਧੋਤੀ f (dhotī), ਚਾਦਰਾ m (cādrā)

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