Word derived from Sanskrit. Means "one from our country"; a national opposed to a foreign. Usually refers to people from India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh.

For Indians/Pakistanis/Bengalis abroad, it has become a term that mainly identifies another fellow Indian/Pakistani/Bengali

the thing that you don’t have when you’re phones percentage is over 20

A term referring to something or someone who is from the Indian subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent is comprised of the following major countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives.

Plural form: desis.

This term comes from the word Desh/Des from the Hindi language meaning country or homeland. The term "desi" originally has historical roots from the Sanskrit word "Deshah," which also means country or homeland.

Desi is a special girl who won my heart over after ive been heartbroken n torn apart SEVERAL times. Desi is the girl you can rely on in ANY situation, she'll never leave you hanging and always love you at the end of the day. Desi is one in a million.

Comes from the Sanskrit "des" or "desh" meaning "country." In South Asia, it is used to refer to something that is done the Indian way -- it can mean "traditional" or, in a pejorative way, "rustic." South Asians abroad use it to refer to anything South Asian, i.e. Indian, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.

One of origin from around the India sub contenent including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

a term describing bangladeshi/pakistani/indian person