गांधी

See also: गंध and गधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गाँधी (gāndhī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumier”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/, [ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː]

Proper noun

गांधी • (gāndhī) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling گاندھی)

1. a surname, equivalent to English Gandhi. It was famously held by:
   1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously

      Synonyms: गांधीजी (gāndhījī), बापू (bāpū), देशपितृ (deśpitŕ)

   2. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
   3. Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of गांधी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गांधी gāndhī	गांधी gāndhī
oblique	गांधी gāndhī	गांधियों gāndhiyõ
vocative	गांधी gāndhī	गांधियो gāndhiyo

Declension of गांधी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गांधी gāndhī	गांधियाँ gāndhiyā̃
oblique	गांधी gāndhī	गांधियों gāndhiyõ
vocative	गांधी gāndhī	गांधियो gāndhiyo

Derived terms

• गांधीगिरी (gāndhīgirī)
• गांधीवाद (gāndhīvād)
• गाँधीनगर (gāndhīnagar)