"Gāndhārī" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Sanskrit गान्धारी (gāndhārī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|गान्धारी}} Sanskrit गान्धारी (gāndhārī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gāndhārī
  1. An Indo-Aryan language formerly spoken in what is now northern India and eastern Pakistan; a northwestern Prakrit in which Gandharan Buddhist texts were compiled. Categories (topical): Languages
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