Desi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "desi"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeɪ.si/, /ˈdɛs.i/
Audio (Southern England); /ˈdeɪ-/: (file) Audio (Southern England); /ˈdɛs-/: (file) - Rhymes: -eɪsi, -ɛsi
Adjective
Desi (comparative more Desi, superlative most Desi)
- Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian.
Usage notes
- 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
Translations
South Asian
Noun
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:
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