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

Cherty quartzites interbedded with mylonites occur on the flanks of the Nandi hills, but their age is not known.

From Project Gutenberg

Nandi is the divine Bull, on which, or whom, the Great God rides.

From Project Gutenberg

And he exclaimed: Say nothing rash, O angry one, for Nandi did not do it on purpose, after all.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bull Nandi is kneeling in adoration before the spout of the Yoni.

From Project Gutenberg

In the first place Nandi was large, as you have already guessed.

From Project Gutenberg