mandi

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English

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Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Malay mandi (to take a bath).

Noun

mandi (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia) A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using a small container to scoop water out of a larger container and pour it over the body.

Etymology 2

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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)

  1. (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.

Anagrams

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /man.dɪ̯ʔ/

Verb

mandi

  1. to bathe; shower

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Verb

mandi

  1. to bathe

Etymology 2

Blend of teh es +‎ manis +‎ dingin.

  1. (Medan) synonym of es teh manis.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.di/
  • Rhymes: -andi
  • Hyphenation: màn‧di

Verb

mandi

  1. inflection of mandare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Latin

Verb

mandī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of mandō

Malay

Etymology

Maybe akin to Balinese mandus.

Pronunciation

Verb

mandi (Jawi spelling مندي)

  1. To shower
  2. To bathe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: mandi
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