kamees

English

Alternative forms

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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəˈmiːz/
    • Rhymes: -iːz

    Noun

    kamees (plural kamees or kameeses)

    1. A long, loose shirt or blouse worn in some South Asian and Islamic countries.
      • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 125:
        Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers.

    Derived terms

    • salwar-kamees
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