Desi

See also: desi, desí, and desi-

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deɪ.siː/

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.

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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.

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