देसी

See also: दस, दोस, दिस, दुस्-, देस, दोस्, दास, and दासी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देशीय (deśīya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪eː.siː/
• Rhymes: -eː.siː

Adjective

देसी • (desī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دیسی)

1. Desi, South Asian; national

Synonyms

• देशी (deśī)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪esi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: देसि

Noun

देसी • (desī) m

1. (offensive, ethnic slur) an Indian person

   Synonym: धोती (dhotī)

2. (offensive, ethnic slur) a Madhesi person

   Synonym: धोती (dhotī)

Declension

Declension of देसी
	Singular	Plural
nominative	देसी [d̪esi]	देसीहरू [d̪esiɦʌɾu]
accusative	देसीलाई [d̪esiläi]	देसीहरूलाई [d̪esiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	देसीले [d̪esile]	देसीहरूले [d̪esiɦʌɾule]
dative	देसीलाई [d̪esiläi]	देसीहरूलाई [d̪esiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	देसीबाट [d̪esibäʈʌ]	देसीहरूबाट [d̪esiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	देसीको [d̪esiko]	देसीहरूको [d̪esiɦʌɾuko]
locative	देसीमा [d̪esimä]	देसीहरूमा [d̪esiɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.