ગાંધી
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Gujarati गांधी, from Apabhramsa गंधीय (gaṃdhīya), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀺𑀅 (gaṃdhia), from Sanskrit ગાન્ધિક (gāndhika, “perfumer”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑn.d̪ʱi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: ગાં‧ધી
Noun
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ગાંધી • (gāndhī) m or f by sense
- a surname, Gandhi
- વીરચંદ રાઘવજી ગાંધી ― vīrcand rāghavjī gāndhī ― Virchand Raghavji Gandhi
- 1925-1929, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા [satyanā prayogo athvā ātmakathā, The Story of My Experiments with Truth], Navajivan Trust:
- ગાંધી કુટુંબ પ્રથમ તો ગાંધિયાણાનો વેપાર કરનારું હોય એમ જણાય છે.
- gāndhī kuṭumb pratham to gāndhiyāṇāno vepār karnārũ hoy ěm jaṇāy chě.
- It seems that [people of the] Gandhi lineage are originally [those who] do the business of grocery.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gāndhika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 221: “G. M. gā̃dhī m.”
- ^ “ગાંધી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “ગાંધી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- ^ “ગાંધી”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
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