Desi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "desi"

English

Alternative forms

• desi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪ.si/, /ˈdɛs.i/

• Audio (Southern England, /ˈdeɪ-/)

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• Audio (Southern England, /ˈdɛs-/)

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• Rhymes: -eɪsi, -ɛsi

Adjective

Desi (comparative more Desi, superlative most Desi)

1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian.

Usage notes

• For South Asians abroad, it has become a term that mainly identifies other fellow South Asians. For example, "desi food" is South Asian food such as rice, dal, or chapatti.

Translations

South Asian

• Bengali: দেশী (deśi), দেশি (bn) (deśi)
• Hindi: देसी (hi) (desī), देशी (hi) (deśī)
• Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ (desī)
• Russian: деси (desi)
• Urdu: دیسی (desī)

Noun

Desi (plural Desis)

1. A member of the South Asian diaspora.
   • 2011 August, Shagorika Easwar, "Hello ji!" (editor's column), Desi News (Canada), vol. 15, issue 8, p. 8:

     Desis from the United States have an accent; those from Canada, another.

Translations

person

• Hindi: देसी (hi) (desī), देशी (hi) (deśī)
• Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ (desī)
• Urdu: دیسی (desī)

Anagrams

• -side, Dies, EIDs, Eids, IDEs, IEDs, Ides, SEID, Side, deis, dies, eids, ides, side, sied