Desi or Deshi is a self-referential term used by South Asian people.
Desi or DESI may also refer to:
People Deshi people, Indigenous Muslim community of Assam, India Desi Anwar (born 1962), 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 Desi Banks (born 1993), American comedian and actor Desi Barmore (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player Dési Bouterse (born 1945), president of Suriname Desi Curry (born 1960), Northern Irish football manager Desi Druschel (born 1975), American professional baseball coach Desi Johnson (born 2001), Australian bobsledder Desi Lydic (born 1981), American actress Desi Mokonin (born 1997), Bahraini runner Desi Oakley (born 1989), American singer and actress Desi Polanen (1913–1994), Surinamese politician and diplomat Desi Reijers (born 1964), Dutch swimmer Desi Relaford (born 1973), American baseball player Desi Rodriguez (born 1996), American professional basketball player Desi Slava (born 1979), Bulgarian singer-songwriter and producer Desi Washington (born 1992), American professional basketball player Desi Williams (born 1985), British professional rugby league footballer Desi Williams (Survivor contestant), American actor Desi Wilson (born 1969), American professional baseball player
Science and technology Desorption electrospray ionization, an ambient ionization technique for mass spectrometry Drug Efficacy Study Implementation, a US FDA program Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, an astronomical instrument .desi, a top-level Internet domain
Other uses Desi, Georgia, a village in the US Desi (film), a 2000 Dutch documentary Desi, a 2002 album by British-Indian musician Panjabi MC Desi (raga), in Indian classical music Digital Economy and Society Index, a composite index in the European Union
See also
Desh (disambiguation) Desha (disambiguation) Desa (disambiguation) DES (disambiguation) Uchi-deshi, or deshi, Japanese term for a live-in apprentice