"Modi" meaning in All languages combined

See Modi on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /moʊdi/
Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), probably from मोडणे (moḍṇe, “to break”), referring to the broken Devanagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mr|मोडी}} Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Modi
  1. A script formerly used for writing the Marathi language.
    Sense id: en-Modi-en-name-COFpb1uG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /moʊdi/ Forms: Modis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मोदी (modī). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|मोदी}} Borrowed from Hindi मोदी (modī) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Modi (plural Modis)
  1. A surname from Hindi.
    Sense id: en-Modi-en-name-fNyPrB1w Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname from Hindi.
    Narendra Modi, 14th Prime Minister of India.
    Sense id: en-Modi-en-name-vYlBM7lX Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 4 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 17 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 11 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [German]

Audio: De-Modi.ogg , De-Modi2.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|noun form}} Modi
  1. plural of Modus Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Modus
    Sense id: en-Modi-de-noun-yQZKnPAO Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Symbol [Translingual]

Etymology: From English Modi, French modî or Marathi मोडी (moḍī). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|en|Modi}} English Modi, {{der|mul|fr|modî}} French modî, {{der|mul|mr|मोडी}} Marathi मोडी (moḍī) Head templates: {{mul-symbol/script|Latn}} Latn, {{head|mul|symbol|||or||or||or||cat2=|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|image=|nolinkhead=|sc=Latn|sort=}} Modi, {{mul-symbol}} Modi
  1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Modi.

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