Names in India
The name dhoti derives from Sanskrit dhauta. The garment has numerous other names such as, ଧୋତି Dhotī in Oriya, called ધૉતિયુ Dhotiyu in Gujarati, চওৰকীয়কা Suriya in Assamese, ধুতি Dhuti in Bengali, ಢೊತಿ/ಕಛ್ಛೆ ಪನ್ಛೆ Dhoti or Kachche Panche in Kannada, Dhotar, Angostar, Aad-neschey or Pudve in Konkani, മുണ്ട് Mundu in Malayalam, ధోతీ/పంచె Dhoti or Pancha in Telugu, धोतर Dhotar or Panche in Marathi, ਲ਼ਾਛ Laacha in Punjabi and "Mardaani" in cities of UP, Bihar, Terai, வேட்டி vEtti or வேஷ்டி vEshti in Tamil.
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