ꠖꠦꠡꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology 1

From ꠖꠦꠡ (deś) + -ꠁ (-i). Ultimately from Sanskrit देशी (deśī, “of the country, native”).

Adjective

ꠖꠦꠡꠤ • (deśi)

  1. non-Sylheti
    Antonym: ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ (nagori)
  2. foreign, outsider
    Synonym: ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ (abadi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bengali দেশী (deśi).

Adjective

ꠖꠦꠡꠤ • (deśi)

  1. (chiefly in Bangladesh) indigenous, local to Bangladesh

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English Desi, from Hindustani دیسی (desī) / देसी (desī).

Adjective

ꠖꠦꠡꠤ • (deśi)

  1. (chiefly in UK) of Indian subcontinent
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