Sarong
/səˈrɒŋ/noun
A loose garment or length of fabric wrapped around the waist or body, especially in Southeast Asia.
Did you know?The English word came through Malay, where sarung could mean both a garment and a sheath or covering for an object.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (proposed)
PMP
*saruŋ
“A covering, sheath, or enclosing object”
Classical Malay
Malay
sarung
“A sheath, cover, or wrapper”
19th Century
Malay
sarung
“A cloth garment wrapped around the body”
Early 20th Century
English
sarong
“A Southeast Asian wrapped garment”
Modern English
English
sarong
“A loose wraparound garment or body cloth”