obi
/ˈoʊbi/
obi noun: a sash worn with a kimono. Also the alternative form of obeah.
Noun
obi (plural obi or obis)
- A sash worn with a kimono.
- The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing.1997, Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha, Vintage, published 1998, page 29
- They had known nothing of woolen cloth, but now the popularity of obi made of imported grogram spread like wildfire. This popularity produced various stories in its wake.2001, Kikue Yamakawa, Kate Wildman Nakai, Women of the Mito Domain: Recollections of Samurai Family Life
- A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
Proper noun capitalized: Obi
Obi
- A surname.
- A male given name.
- Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba.2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport
Also used as
obi is also the alternative form of obeah.
obi meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
obi in Hindi
- ओ. बी. आई, ओबीआई
obi in Marathi
- ओ. बी. आय, ओ. बी. आई
obi in Urdu
- او بی آئی
obi in Bengali
- ও. বি. আই
More languagesFewer languages
- obi in Malayalam
- ഒ. ബി. ഐ
- obi in Kannada
- ಒ. ಬಿ. ಐ
- obi in Punjabi
- ਓ. ਬੀ. ਆਈ, ਓਬੀਆਈ
- obi in Gujarati
- ઓ. બી. આઈ, ઓબીઆઈ, ઓ. બી. આઇ
- obi in Odia
- ଓ. ବି. ଆଇ
- obi in Nepali
- ओबीआई
- obi in Malay
- obi
- obi in Indonesian
- obi
- obi in Vietnamese
- dải lưng thêu
Forms of obi
| plural | obi |
|---|---|
| plural | obis |
Origin of obi
Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).
Words formed from obi
Phrases with obi
Questions about obi
- What does obi mean?
- Obi means a sash worn with a kimono.
- What is obi in Hindi?
- Obi in Hindi is ओ. बी. आई, ओबीआई. See Obi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is obi?
- Obi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce obi?
- Obi is pronounced /ˈoʊbi/.
- What is the plural of obi?
- The plural of obi is obi.
Words near obi in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: obi (page history and authors); Obi (page history and authors); obi (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); obi (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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