Desi (disambiguation)

Desi or Deshi is a self-referential term used by South Asian people.

Desi may also refer to:

• Desi (raga), a raga (also known as Deshi) in Indian classical music
• Desi daru, an Indian alcoholic beverage
• Desi ghee, a term used to differentiate between country-made ghee and vegetable ghee
• .desi, an internet top-level domain

People

"Desi" is also a Spanish language male given name, derived from "Desideri". People with the name Desi include:

• Desi Anwar, Indonesian news presenter
• Desi Arnaz (1917–1986), Cuban-born American musician, actor, comedian and television producer
• Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born 1953), American actor and musician
• Dési Bouterse (born 1945), president of Suriname
• Desi Curry, Northern Irish football manager
• Desi Lydic (born 1981), American actress (in her case, "Desi" being derived from "Desmonet")
• Desi Relaford (born 1973), American professional baseball player

Acronym

As an acronym, DESI may refer to:

• Desorption electrospray ionization, an ambient ionization technique for mass spectrometry
• Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
• The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, a planned survey that will measure red-shifts for 35 million galaxies
• Digital Economy and Society Index, a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on the digital performance of the Member States of the European Union

Other uses

• Desi (film), a 2000 Dutch documentary film directed by Maria Ramos
• Desi (Tibet), is the Tibetan term for a secular ruler, viceroy, or prime minister
  • Druk Desi, historical title for a civil administrative leader in Bhutan
• Short for uchi-deshi, Japanese term for a live-in apprentice

See also

• American-Born Confused Desi (ABCD), a term used to refer to South Asians born in the United States
• American Desi, a 2001 American film with an Indian influence, featuring many prominent South Asian American actors
• All pages with titles beginning with Desi
• All pages with titles beginning with Deshi