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