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गांधी

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See also: गंध and गधा

Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Apabhramsa गंधीय (gaṃdhīya), from Prakrit गंधिअ (gaṃdhia), from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, parfumier).[1] First attested in c. 1654[2] as Middle Hindi گاندھی (gandhy /⁠gāndhī⁠/).

Sense 1.1 is derived from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/, [ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː]
  • Rhymes: -iː
  • Hyphenation: गां‧धी

Proper noun

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गांधी (gāndhīm or f by sense (Urdu spelling گان٘دِھی)[3]

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Gandhi, famously held by:
    1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously
      Synonyms: गांधीजी (gāndhījī), देशपितृ (deśpitŕ), बापू (bāpū)
    2. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
    3. Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)

Declension

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

Derived terms

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References

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