mandi
English
Noun
mandi (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مندي (“a Yemeni dish of spiced meat and rice”), itself from the Arabic word ندى (nada), meaning "dew", reflecting the moist ('dewy') texture of the meat.
Noun
mandi (plural mandis)
- (Middle East, Arabia, especially Yemen) A traditional Yemeni culinary dish of spiced meat and rice cooked in a pit. Now a popular staple in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, it originates from Hadhramaut.
Indonesian
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈman.di/
- Rhymes: -andi
- Hyphenation: màn‧di
Verb
mandi
- inflection of mandare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Latin
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mänˈdi]
- Rhymes: -di
- Rhymes: -i
Derived terms
- bermandi
- mandi kerbau (“water buffalo bath, to improperly take a bath”)
- mandi safar (“an archaic ritual influenced by Hindu customs”)
- tab mandi (“bathtub”)
Descendants
- English: mandi
Further reading
- “mandi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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