Dungri
/ˈdʊŋɡri/noun
A coarse cotton fabric originally associated with India.
Did you know?English “dungaree” developed from Hindi “ḍuṅgrī,” the name for coarse cotton cloth associated with Dongri, a district of Bombay, now Mumbai.
Etymological Timeline
Early modern period
Marathi
ḍoṅgarī
“Of or relating to Dongri; connected with the place-name Dongri.”
17th Century
Hindi
ḍuṅgrī
“A coarse cotton fabric associated with Dongri near Bombay.”
17th Century
English
dungri
“An Indian coarse cotton cloth, borrowed through contact and trade.”
18th Century
English
dungaree
“A coarse cotton fabric; the expanded English form of dungri.”
Modern English
English
dungri
“A rare or regional name for coarse cotton cloth, especially in textile contexts.”