गांधी

See also: गंध and गधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गाँधी (gāndhī)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumier”).

Proper noun

गांधी • (gāndhī) m

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)

Derived terms

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