"gandharva" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gandharvas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|गन्धर्व}} Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gandharva (plural gandharvas)
  1. (Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician. Translations (spirit): গন্ধৰ্ব্ব (gondhorrwo) (Assamese), গন্ধর্ব (gondhorbo) (Bengali), ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (gandhabba.) (Burmese), 乾闼婆 (Chinese Mandarin), 干闼婆 (qiántàpó) (Chinese Mandarin), गन्धर्व (gandharv) (Hindi), 乾闥婆 (kendatsuba) (alt: けんだつば) (Japanese), ガンダルバ (gandaruba) (Japanese), ガンダルヴァ (gandaruva) (Japanese), ಗಂಧರ್ವ (gandharva) (Kannada), 간다르바 (gandareuba) (Korean), गंधर्व (gandharva) (Marathi), gandhabba (Pali), गन्धर्व (gandharva) (Sanskrit), గంధర్వ (gandharva) (Telugu), คนธรรพ์ (kon-tan) (Thai), Càn-thát-bà (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gandharva-en-noun-Jv7XQswB Disambiguation of 'spirit': 100 0
  2. (Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Buddhist deities, Hindu deities
    Sense id: en-gandharva-en-noun-GWbtucx4 Disambiguation of Buddhist deities: 8 92 Disambiguation of Hindu deities: 20 80 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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