Nandi

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Sanskrit नन्दि (nandi). ==== Noun ==== Nandi (plural Nandis) (Hindu mythology) A bull used as a mount by the god Shiva, or a representation of this bull. [from 19th c.] 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 3: The Shiva temple […] had the requisite ten or twelve steps, a platform, and a Nandi. ===== Related terms ===== Nandinagari === Etymology 2 === From Kalenjin. ==== Noun ==== Nandi (plural Nandis or Nandi) A member of subgroup of the Kalenjin ethnic group of East Africa, traditionally living in the highland areas of the Nandi Hills in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. [from 20th c.] ==== Proper noun ==== Nandi The Nilotic language spoken by this group. === Etymology 3 === ==== Proper noun ==== Nandi Former spelling of Nadi, Fiji. === Further reading === ISO 639-3 code niq (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Nandi, niq ⁠ === Anagrams === Danni, Diann, dinna, indan