sarong

English

WOTD – 23 August 2010
Sri Lankan man wearing a sarong.

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sarung.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈɹɒŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹɔŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Noun

sarong (plural sarongs)

  1. A garment made of a length of printed cloth wrapped about the waist that is commonly worn by men and women in South and Southeast Asia, also in the Pacific islands.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Malay sarung.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

sarong (plural sarongs)

  1. sarong

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay sarung.

Noun

sarong

  1. a sarong

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch saroeng, from Malay sarung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ʁɔ̃ɡ/
  • (file)

Noun

sarong m (plural sarongs)

  1. sarong

Descendants

  • Romanian: sarong

Further reading

Anagrams

Garo

Etymology

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Noun

sarong

  1. small waterpot

Karao

Etymology

From Malay sarung.

Noun

sarong

  1. blanket worn by women in traditional dancing

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sarong, from Dutch saroeng, from Malay sarung.

Noun

sarong n (plural saronguri)

  1. sarong

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch saroeng, Malay sarung.

Noun

sarong m (plural sarongs)

  1. sarong

West Makian

Etymology

From Indonesian sarung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪a.roŋ/

Noun

sarong

  1. a sheath, covering
    peda da sarongmachete sheath

References

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics (as saroŋ)
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