gandharva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Noun

gandharva (plural gandharvas)

1. (Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
2. (Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.

Translations

spirit

• Assamese: গন্ধৰ্ব্ব (gondhorrwo)
• Bengali: গন্ধর্ব (bn) (gondhorbo)
• Burmese: ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (my) (gandhabba.)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乾闼婆 (qiántàpó)

• Hindi: गन्धर्व (hi) (gandharv)
• Japanese: 乾闥婆 (けんだつば, kendatsuba), ガンダルバ (gandaruba), ガンダルヴァ (gandaruva)
• Kannada: ಗಂಧರ್ವ (kn) (gandharva)
• Korean: 간다르바 (gandareuba)
• Marathi: गंधर्व (mr) (gandharva)
• Pali: gandhabba
• Sanskrit: गन्धर्व (sa) (gandharva)
• Telugu: గంధర్వ (gandharva)
• Thai: คนธรรพ์ (th) (kon-tan)
• Vietnamese: Càn-thát-bà