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Nandi

1

[ nahn-dee ]

noun

, plural Nan·dis, (especially collectively) Nan·di
  1. a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
  2. the Nilotic language spoken by the Nandi.


Nandi

2

[ nahn-dee ]

noun

, Hinduism.
  1. the bull companion of Shiva.

Nandi

3

[ nahn-dee ]

noun

  1. former spelling of Nadi.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Nandi1

First recorded in 1885–90; a self-designation of the Nandi people

Origin of Nandi2

First recorded in 1805–10; from Sanskrit nandi “happiness; personification of happiness”
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Example Sentences

"The hospital has always been our first home; we only go home to rest. We never imagined it could be this unsafe. Now, after this incident, we're terrified," says Madhuparna Nandi, a junior doctor at Kolkata’s 76-year-old National Medical College.

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Dr Nandi’s own journey highlights how female doctors in India's government hospitals have become resigned to working in conditions that compromise their security.

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When I work late, I sometimes sleep in an empty patient bed in the ward or in a cramped waiting room with a bed and basin,” Dr Nandi told me.

From BBC

Additional co-authors include Agni K. Biswal, a UW postdoctoral scholar in the mechanical engineering department; Ankush Nandi, a UW doctoral student in the mechanical engineering department; Kali Frost, a senior applied scientist at Microsoft Research; Jake A. Smith, a senior researcher at Microsoft Research and an affiliate researcher in the Allen School; and Shwetak Patel, a UW professor in the Allen School and the electrical and computer engineering department.

Nellenbach and Nandi are former postdoctoral researchers in the joint biomedical engineering program at NC State and UNC; Mihalko is a former Ph.D. student in the program.

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