Indian
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or related to India or its people. Of or related to the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Person from India. A member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (but not a member of the Aleut, Inuit, Metis, or Yupik). An Australian Aborigine. A Maori. An Indian meal.
Example sentence: My roots are from Iran and so, I cook Iranian dishes that have been passed down the generations in our family. I was born and raised in India and enjoy cooking Indian food, too.
Desi
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Indian,(South Asian in general)
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a member of the South Asian diaspora