Nandi
See also: nandi
English
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit नन्दि (nandi).
Noun
Nandi (plural Nandis)
- (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.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3:
Etymology 2
From Kalenjin.
Noun
Nandi pl (plural only)
- 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
- The Nilotic language spoken by this group.
Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code niq (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Nandi, niq
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