Nandi

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • The Nilotic language spoken by this group.

Noun

  • The name of a bull used as a mount by the god Shiva, or a representation of this bull.
  • A 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.

Origin

  • From Sanskrit नन्दि.
  • From Kalenjin.

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