mundu
/ˈmʊnduː/South Asian
noun
In Kerala and other parts of southern India: a large piece of cloth worn wrapped around the waist and (when worn by men) frequently having the lower back edge pulled up between the legs and tucked into the waistband.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. From Malayalam muṇṭu.
- monkery
- monkess
- monkey
- monkey apple
- monkey band
- monkey bars
- monkey bear
- monkey bike
- monkey-bird
- monkey block
- monkey boat
- monkey boot
- monkey bread
- monkey bridge
- monkey business
- monkey chain
- monkey chaser
- monkey-cup
- monkey dance
- monkey dinner-bell
- monkey-doodle
- monkey drill
- monkey-eating eagle
- monkey engine
- monkey-face