mandi
The English word “mandi” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- A Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Malay mandi (“to take a bath”).
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