Desi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "desi"
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editDesi (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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editSouth Asian
Noun
editDesi (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:
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- English terms derived from Sanskrit
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- Rhymes:English/eɪsi
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