English Explanatory Dictionary

kamees

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.

Pronunciation

/kəˈmiːz/

Word forms

kamees kameeses kameez kameeze

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hamô Proto-West Germanic *hamō Proto-West Germanic *-iþi Proto-West Germanic *hamiþibor. Latin camisiabor.? Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ)bor. English kamees Borrowed from Arabic قَمِيص (qamīṣ). Doublet of chemise.

Derived words

salwar-kamees
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