Is Desi an Urdu word?

Is Desi an Urdu word?

History. The word Desi comes from the Sanskrit word Desh meaning country. The word Desi comes from the word Des, which means country or origin, or where the country originated from. • For example, India used to be a big state which after partition was divided into 5 individual states: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. People who are from those countries are known as Desis. The name Desi is primarily a gender-neutral name of Spanish origin that means Desired. Short form of the name DESIDERIO. For the unversed, Priyanka Chopra is known as the ‘OG’ desi girl of the country, all thanks to her film ‘Dostana’ which gave her the ‘desi’ epithet.

What do you mean Urdu?

: an Indo-Aryan language that has the same colloquial basis as standard Hindi, is an official language of Pakistan, and is widely used by Muslims in urban areas of India. Urdu is spoken as a first language by nearly 70 million people and as a second language by more than 100 million people, predominantly in Pakistan and India. It is the official state language of Pakistan and is also officially recognized, or “scheduled,” in the constitution of India. Urdu is the language of romance; it is the language of poetry, of diplomacy. Aapka naam kia hai? – What is your name? A simple way to get acquainted with a new person in Pakistan is to say this phrase. You can also just say ‘Apka naam?