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mandi¹

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Malay mandi (“to take a bath”).

noun

  1. Malaysia, uncountable A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using a small container to scoop water out of a larger container and pour it over the body.

mandi²

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مندي (“a Yemeni dish of spiced meat and rice”), itself from the Arabic word ندى (nada), meaning "dew", reflecting the moist ('dewy') texture of the meat.

noun mandis

  1. East, Middle, Yemen, especially A traditional Yemeni culinary dish of spiced meat and rice cooked in a pit. Now a popular staple in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, it originates from Hadhramaut.

mandi³

noun mandis

  1. A Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship.

Mandi⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi मंडी (maṇḍī).

proper noun

  1. A city in Himachal Pradesh, India.

    Similar: Mandav Nagar

  2. A district of Himachal Pradesh, India.

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name city in India

हिन्दीमंडी maṇḍī

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"mandi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mandi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mandi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mandi

Chicago

"mandi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mandi.

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@misc{mandi_2026,
  title = {mandi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mandi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}