Contionary:desi

Bemé

Etymology

From English the +‎ sea.

Pronunciation

• (Bemetak) IPA^(key): [desi]
• (Bijun) IPA^(key): [disi]

Noun

desi

1. lake

   Wi dan tek wey kadi a desi.

   "We took the car to the lake."

2. sea

   Pukashin Desi.

   "The Poccasin Sea."

Usage notes

desi is only used in sense 2 in placenames, such as Pukashin Desi "Poccasin Sea", Japan Desi "Sea of Japan", and Sargasow Desi "Sargasso Sea" (although in this case it is usually only referred to as Sargasow).

Derived terms

• big desi