Nandi
1 Americannoun
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a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
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the Nilotic language spoken by the Nandi.
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Etymology
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
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Club founder Nandi Owolo, 30, watched the revelry from a secluded lounge chair, sitting for the first time all day, and marveled at what her little club had become.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025
Nandi added: "I am excited for what is to come. I would love to write more songs and perform gigs with my band and go with the flow."
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025
Brown, Nandi, Lyon and Barker are all co-founders of a start-up company called SelSym Biotech that is focused on developing and marketing synthetic platelets for clinical use.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
Rono grew up in Kiptaragon, a village among the farms in Kenya’s Nandi Hills.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
“Go on, Gogol, take something,” Dilip Nandi says, drawing the plate close.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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