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.
- stepney
- step on it (or step on the gas)
- step on someone's toes
- step out
- step out of line
- step out on
- step-parent
- step-parenthood
- step-parenting
- steppe
- stepped
- stepper
- stepping stone
- stepping-up
- step response
- steps
- stepsister
- step something down
- step something up
- stepson
- step up to the plate
- step wedge
- stepwell
- stepwise
- -ster