dhoti

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)

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

Translations

dhoti

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