videshiadj.

Brit.

/vᵻˈdeɪʃi/, U.S.

/vəˈdeɪʃi/

Forms: 1900s– videshi, 1900s– videsi.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit videśī.

Etymology: < Sanskrit videśī, nominative singular of videśin foreign.

In India: foreign; coming from a country other than India. Cf. desi adj., Swadeshi n.

ΚΠ

1980 Times 25 Apr. 14/5 They place themselves outside the comfortable videshi group and begin making the signs of being a sannyasin monk.

1985 G. Richards Source-bk. Mod. Hinduism viii. 108 Don't be cowards; when you profess to be Swadeshi you must boycott videshi goods.

1988 Indian Bookworm's Jrnl. Autumn 3 It is not because we have some kind of a soft spot for videshi products; it's because so much that is swadeshi is of very poor quality.

2004 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 31 Dec. 22 I suspect the rickshaw wallahs continued laughing all day at the videshi girl who spoke only small Hindi.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	videshi
释义	videshiadj. Brit. /vᵻˈdeɪʃi/, U.S. /vəˈdeɪʃi/ Forms: 1900s– videshi, 1900s– videsi. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit videśī. Etymology: < Sanskrit videśī, nominative singular of videśin foreign. In India: foreign; coming from a country other than India. Cf. desi adj., Swadeshi n. ΚΠ 1980 Times 25 Apr. 14/5 They place themselves outside the comfortable videshi group and begin making the signs of being a sannyasin monk. 1985 G. Richards Source-bk. Mod. Hinduism viii. 108 Don't be cowards; when you profess to be Swadeshi you must boycott videshi goods. 1988 Indian Bookworm's Jrnl. Autumn 3 It is not because we have some kind of a soft spot for videshi products; it's because so much that is swadeshi is of very poor quality. 2004 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 31 Dec. 22 I suspect the rickshaw wallahs continued laughing all day at the videshi girl who spoke only small Hindi. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1980
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