देसी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit देशीय (deśīya).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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देसी (desī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دیسی)

  1. Desi, South Asian; national

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Nepali

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Noun

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देसी (desīm

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) an Indian person
    Synonym: धोती (dhotī)
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) a Madhesi person
    Synonym: धोती (dhotī)

Declension

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Declension of देसी
Singular Plural
nominative देसी [d̪esi] देसीहरू [d̪esiɦʌɾu]
accusative देसीलाई [d̪esiläi] देसीहरूलाई [d̪esiɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative देसीले [d̪esile] देसीहरूले [d̪esiɦʌɾule]
dative देसीलाई [d̪esiläi] देसीहरूलाई [d̪esiɦʌɾuläi]
ablative देसीबाट [d̪esibäʈʌ] देसीहरूबाट [d̪esiɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive देसीको [d̪esiko] देसीहरूको [d̪esiɦʌɾuko]
locative देसीमा [d̪esimä] देसीहरूमा [d̪esiɦʌɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.