An alternate spelling or variant of dhooti, a traditional South Asian garment; a single piece of cloth wrapped around the lower body.
Variant spelling of dhooti, from Hindi धोती (dhoti). English colonial-era texts used multiple spellings for the same Indian words, reflecting different transliteration systems and regional pronunciations.
Colonial English texts are goldmines for seeing how people struggled to write down Indian words they heard—you'll find dhoti, dhooti, dhootie, and dhauty all meaning the same garment! Language historians use these spelling variations to understand how English speakers experienced Indian culture.
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