Desi

See also desi-

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Alternative forms

• desi

Etymology

From Hindi देसी (desī, “national”) / Urdu دیسی (desī, “national”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /deɪ.siː/, X-SAMPA: /deI.si:/

Adjective

Desi (comparative more Desi, superlative most Desi)

1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of India; Indian.

Usage notes

• For South Asians abroad, it has become a term that mainly identifies other fellow Indians.

  e.g.: Desi food refers to South Asian food like rice, daal, chappati etc.

• Desi dance can refer to the popular dances in the movies to Punjabi dance, Bhangra to classical dances like Bharathnatya, Kuchipudi etc.

Translations

South Asian

• Hindi: देसी (desī)
• Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ (desī)

• 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 (desī)
• Punjabi: ਦੇਸੀ (desī)

• Urdu: دیسی (desī)

Anagrams

• dies, ides, side