mandi

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noun

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.

Similar
Mandav Nagar
OriginMalay mandi →
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Meanings

mandi1

nounmandi (uncountable)
  1. MalaysiauncountableA 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.

mandi2

nounmandi (plural mandis)

plural mandis

  1. EastMiddleYemenespeciallyArabiaA 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.

mandi3

nounmandi (plural mandis)

plural mandis

  1. A Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship.

Mandi4

proper noun
  1. A city in Himachal Pradesh, India.

    Synonyms: Mandav Nagar

  2. A district of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Similar
Mandav Nagar

Origin

mandi · noun

  1. Malaymandi“to take a bath”
  2. Englishmandi

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

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mandi · noun

  1. Arabicمندي“a Yemeni dish of spiced meat and rice”
  2. Englishmandi

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.

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Mandi · proper noun

  1. Hindiमंडी
  2. EnglishMandi

Borrowed from Hindi मंडी (maṇḍī).

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Translations

Hindi मंडी
  • मंडी (maṇḍī)city in India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mandi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandi

MLA

“mandi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mandi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandi.

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