Desi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "desi"
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.si/, /ˈdɛs.i/
Audio (Southern England, /ˈdeɪ-/) (file) Audio (Southern England, /ˈdɛs-/) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsi, -ɛsi
Adjective edit
Desi (comparative more Desi, superlative most Desi)
- Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
South Asian
Noun edit
Desi (plural Desis)
- 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.
- 2011 August, Shagorika Easwar, "Hello ji!" (editor's column), Desi News (Canada), vol. 15, issue 8, p. 8: