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
• Desi (film), a 2000 Dutch documentary film directed by Maria Ramos
• Desi daru, an alcoholic beverage
• "Desi" is also a Spanish male first name, derived from "Desiderio". People with the name Desi include:
  • Desi Arnaz, a Cuban-born musician, actor, comedian and television producer
  • Desi Arnaz, Jr., an actor and musician
  • Dési Bouterse, president of Suriname
  • Desi Lydic, an American actress (in her case, "Desi" being derived from "Desmonet")
  • 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
• The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, a planned survey that will measure redshifts for 35 million galaxies

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