Nandi

Nandi

See also: nandi

English

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit नन्दि (nandi).

Noun

Nandi (plural Nandis)

1. (Hindu mythology) The name of a bull used as a mount by the god Shiva, or a representation of this bull. [from 19th c.]
   • 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3:

     The Shiva temple […] had the requisite ten or twelve steps, a platform, and a Nandi.

Etymology 2

From Kalenjin.

Noun

Nandi pl (plural only)

1. A subgroup of the Kalenjin ethnic group of East Africa, traditionally living in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. [from 20th c.]

Proper noun

Nandi

1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.

Proper noun

Nandi

1. Former spelling of Nadi, Fiji.

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code niq (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Nandi, niq ⁠

Anagrams

• Danni, Diann, dinna, indan