Desi (disambiguation)

Desi may refer to:

• Desi, a self-referential term used by South Asian people
• Desi (raga), a raga in Indian classical music
• Desidae, family of spiders
• 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
• An alternative name used in Pakistan for jaggery, traditional unrefined sugar

People with the name Desi include:

• Desi Arnaz, a Cuban-born musician, actor, comedian and television producer
• Desi Arnaz, Jr., an actor and musician
• Desi Relaford, a professional American baseball player

As an acronym, DESI may refer to:

• Desorption electrospray ionization, an ambient ionization technique for Mass Spectrometry
• DESI study, a German study to measure the ability of the German and English language of German students
• Drug Efficacy Study Implementation

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

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