WordWeb Online

1. [Asia] Awkwardly simple and provincial
   "desi country boys";
   - bumpkinly [informal], hick [N. Amer, informal], rustic, unsophisticated, cornpone [US, informal]
    
2. [Asia] Originating where it is found
   "the desi fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo";
   - autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous
    
3. South Asian, esp. Indian

1. A south Asian living outside south Asia

Derived forms: desis

See also: native, provincial

Encyclopedia: Desi