Desi DESI may refer to
* Desorption electrospray ionization
* Drug Efficacy Study Implementation Drug Efficacy Study Implementation (DESI) was a program begun by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the 1960s after the requirement (in the Kefauve ...
or Deshi is a self-referential term used by South Asian people.
Desi may also refer to:
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Desi (raga), a raga (also known as Deshi) in Indian classical music
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Desi daru
Desi Daaru ( hi, देसी दारू), also known as Country Liquor or Indian-made Indian liquor (IMIL) is a category of liquor made in the countryside of the Indian subcontinent. They are traditionally prepared by a procedure that has been ...
, an Indian alcoholic beverage
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Desi ghee, a term used to differentiate between country-made ghee and vegetable ghee
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.desi
.desi is a top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is operated by Desi Networks LLC.
The domain name was originally applied for by Afilias Inc. and Desi Networks LLC, but the latter won the auctions, though the ...
, an internet top-level domain
People
"Desi" is also a Spanish language male given name, derived from "Desideri". People with the name Desi include:
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Desi Anwar, Indonesian news presenter
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Desi Arnaz
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom '' I Love Lucy'', in which he c ...
(1917–1986), Cuban-born American musician, actor, comedian and television producer
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Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born 1953), American actor and musician
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Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player
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Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de fact ...
(born 1945), president of Suriname
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Desi Curry
Desmond "Desi" Curry (born 19 September 1960) is a Northern Irish football manager,Who is now the GM of Glentoran FC. Formally the caretaker manager of the Gibraltar national football team between January and June 2018. He has served as Technical ...
, Northern Irish football manager
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Desi Lydic (born 1981), American actress (in her case, "Desi" being derived from "Desmonet")
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Desi Relaford (born 1973), American professional baseball player
Acronym
As an acronym, DESI may refer to:
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Desorption electrospray ionization
Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) is an ambient ionization technique that can be coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) for chemical analysis of samples at atmospheric conditions. Coupled ionization sources-MS systems are popular in chemical a ...
, an ambient ionization technique for mass spectrometry
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Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
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Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is a scientific research instrument for conducting spectrographic astronomical surveys of distant galaxies. Its main components are a focal plane containing 5,000 fiber-positioning robots, and a bank ...
, a planned survey that will measure red-shifts for 35 million galaxies
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Digital Economy and Society Index The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) monitors Europe's overall digital performance and tracks the progress of EU countries regarding their digital competitiveness. On annual basis, it monitors the performance of member states in digital con ...
, a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on the digital performance of the Member States of the European Union
Other uses
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''Desi'' (film), a 2000 Dutch documentary film directed by Maria Ramos
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Desi (Tibet)
This article lists the rulers of Tibet from the beginning of legendary history. Included are regimes with their base in Central Tibet, that held authority over at least a substantial portion of the country.
Pre-Imperial Yarlung dynasty
* Nyatri ...
, the Tibetan term for a secular ruler, viceroy, or prime minister
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Druk Desi
The Druk Desi (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་སྡེ་སྲིད་; Wylie:'' 'brug sde-srid''; also called " Deb Raja")The original title is Dzongkha: སྡེ་སྲིད་ཕྱག་མཛོད་; Wylie: ''sde-srid phyag-mdzod''. wa ...
, historical title for a civil administrative leader in Bhutan
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uchi-deshi
is a Japanese term for a live-in student/apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis. The system exists in
''kabuki'', ''rakugo'', ''shogi'', '' igo'', ''aikido'', ''sumo'', ''karate'' and other modern Japanese martial ...
, Japanese term for a live-in apprentice
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.desi
.desi is a top-level domain (TLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is operated by Desi Networks LLC.
The domain name was originally applied for by Afilias Inc. and Desi Networks LLC, but the latter won the auctions, though the ...
, a top-level Internet domain
See also
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American-Born Confused Desi
"American-Born Confused Desi" ("ABCD") is an informal term used to refer to South Asian Americans particularly of Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi origin, born or raised in the United States, in contrast to those who were born overseas and later s ...
(ABCD), a term used to refer to South Asians born in the United States
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American Desi, a 2001 American film with an Indian influence, featuring many prominent South Asian American actors
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