s. m, Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Desh. Country, territory; the plains (in opposition to the mountains); an air or song sung at midnight—des bades or des pardes phirṉá, v. n. To travel about one's own or foreign country, to see the world:—des bhákhá, s. f. The particular dialect or language of a country, the vernacular:—des chhaḍḍ jáṉá, v. n. To leave one's own country or home, to emigrate:—des chál, s. f. Local usage or observance, custom or fashion of the country; a national usage or ordinance:—des dasaṇtar, s. f. The boundaries of a country or district:—des ḍhál, s. f. A national custom:—des kaslí, a. A country born, produced in the country:—des nikálá, s. m. Exile, emigration:—des nikálá deṉá, v. a. To banish from the country:—des wálá, s. m. A native of the country.