"Desi" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdeɪ.si/, /ˈdɛs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Desi2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Desi.wav Forms: more Desi [comparative], most Desi [superlative], desi [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪsi, -ɛsi Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|sa}}, {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani Head templates: {{en-adj}} Desi (comparative more Desi, superlative most Desi)
  1. Of or pertaining to the culture, people, or products of South Asia; South Asian. Derived forms: desiness Translations (South Asian): দেশী (dexi) (Assamese), দেশ্বী (dessi) (Assamese), দেশী (deśi) (Bengali), দেশি (deśi) (Bengali), देसी (desī) (Hindi), देशी (deśī) (Hindi), ਦੇਸੀ (desī) (Punjabi), деси (desi) (Russian), دیسی (desī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Desi-en-adj-MNkrHv56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 75 25

Noun

IPA: /ˈdeɪ.si/, /ˈdɛs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Desi2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Desi.wav Forms: Desis [plural], desi [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪsi, -ɛsi Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|sa}}, {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani Head templates: {{en-noun}} Desi (plural Desis)
  1. A member of the South Asian diaspora. Translations (person): देसी (desī) (Hindi), देशी (deśī) (Hindi), ਦੇਸੀ (desī) (Punjabi), دیسی (desī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Desi-en-noun-zKjhcIjj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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