-kini
English
Etymology
By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix.
Suffix
-kini
- indicates a type of swimwear
Derived terms
- monokini (a type of one-piece swimsuit for women)
- bikini (a two-piece swimsuit for women, with a top and a bottom)
- trikini (a type swimsuit for women, which uses three strategic fabric triangles)
- facekini (a piece of swimwear worn on the head and covering the face and head)
- burkini (a full body bathing suit for women, which includes a hood)
- mankini (a kind of sling bikini for men)
- bandkini (a swimsuit consisting of a strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom)
- halterkini (a swimsuit consisting of a halter top and a bikini bottom)
- tankini (a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini)
- skirtini (a two-piece swimsuit consisting of a top and a short, skirted bottom)
- microkini (a very skimpy bikini that covers just the genitals and nipples)
- slingkini (a one-piece swimsuit resembling the Y-shape frame of a slingshot which is supported by fabric at the neck)
- stringkini (a two-piece swimsuit attached by strings that is scantier and more revealing than a regular bikini)
- camikini (a swimsuit consisting of a thin-strapped camisole top and a bikini bottom)
- flagkini (a swimsuit top made by wrapping a flag around oneself)
Translations
a type of swimwear
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