Nandi
1 Americannoun
plural
Nandis,plural
Nandi-
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
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the Nilotic language spoken by the Nandi.
noun
noun
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
The death of a much-loved star is normally followed by an outpouring of grief, but in South Africa last week's loss of 75-year-old actress Nandi Nyembe also came with an outpouring of anger.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025
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 • Apr. 11, 2024
Rono grew up in Kiptaragon, a village among the farms in Kenya’s Nandi Hills.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024
His father switches off the music and calls Dilip and Maya Nandi, who now live in a suburb twenty minutes away and have a little boy of their own.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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