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Desid vs Desi - What's the difference?

desid | desi |

As nouns the difference between desid and desi

is that desid is any member of the Desidae while Desi is a member of the South Asian diaspora.

As an adjective Desi is

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

desid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Desidae.

    • desi

    English

    (Desi)

    Alternative forms

    * desi

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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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