e/Kiekie (clothing)

Information
has gloss	eng: A kiekie is a Tongan dress, an ornamental girdle around the waist, mainly worn by women on semiformal occasions, but nowadays also sometimes by men. At highly formal occasions both gender will settle for a taovala. At casual occasions no girdle is needed for any gender, although women may continue wearing a kiekie even then, as it is considered an easy sitting, nice looking decoration, with which one can show off. (All taovala look more or less the same, and are usually quite stiff and hot to wear).
lexicalization	eng: kiekie
instance of	(noun) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women skirt

Meaning
Tonga (Tonga Islands)
has gloss	ton: Ko e kiekie ko e konga ia ʻo e vala fakatonga, ʻoku faʻa haʻi ʻe he kau fefine ʻi he taimi taʻefāinoa, kā taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻoku tui foki ʻe he tamasiʻi, (ko e taʻovala) ko honau vala fai fakalelei). ʻOku manakoa ange ʻa e kiekie ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho mafana, koeʻuhi ʻoku vevela mo e kekeva ʻa e taʻovala.
lexicalization	ton: kiekie