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.

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”

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From Science Daily

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.

From Science Daily