Mandi

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. Malaysia, uncountable
  2. 2
    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. East, Middle, Yemen, especially
  3. 3
    a Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  2. 2
    A district of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Synonyms

All synonyms
mandav nagarmandeali

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Hindi मंडी (maṇḍī).

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Mandi District

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