"Gandhi" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɑːndi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡæ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑndi/ [General-American], /ˈɡændi/ [Southern-American-English] Forms: Gandhis [plural]
Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: From Gujarati ગાંધી (gā̃dhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gu|ગાંધી||grocer, merchant}} Gujarati ગાંધી (gā̃dhī, “grocer, merchant”), {{bor|en|sa|गन्ध||perfume}} Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Gandhi (countable and uncountable, plural Gandhis)
  1. (countable, South Asia) A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India. Tags: South-Asia, countable Categories (topical): Individuals
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  2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Gandhian, Gandhism, Gandhist Related terms: Gandhigiri
    Sense id: en-Gandhi-en-name-mofZKag~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 37 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (surname Gandhi): غَانْدِي (ḡāndī) (Arabic), Գանդի (Gandi) (Armenian), গান্ধী (gandhi) (Assamese), গান্ধী or গাঁধী (gandhi) (Bengali), गाँधी (gā̃dhī) (Bihari), গান্ধী (Bishnupriya Manipuri), 甘地 (Gāndì) (Chinese Mandarin), Gandhi (Finnish), Gandhi (German), Γκάντι (Gkánti) (Greek), ગાંધી (gā̃dhī) (Gujarati), गांधी (gāndhī) (Hindi), ガンディー (Gandī) (Japanese), ಗಾಂಧಿ (gāndhi) (Kannada), គន្ធី (kɔɔntʰii) (Khmer), 간디 (gandi) (Korean), गान्धी (gāndhī) (Maithili), ഗാന്ധി (gāndhi) (Malayalam), गांधी (gāndhī) (Marathi), गान्धी (gāndhī) (Nepali), गान्धी (gāndhī) (Newar), ଗାନ୍ଧୀ (gandhi) (Odia), گاندي (Pashto), گاندی (gândi) (Persian), Gandhi [masculine] (Portuguese), ਗਾਂਧੀ (gāndhī) (Punjabi), Gandhi (Romanian), Га́нди (Gándi) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), Га́ндхи (Gándxi) [feminine, masculine] (Russian), गान्धी (gāndhī) (Sanskrit), ගාන්ධි (gāndhi) (Sinhalese), காந்தி (kānti) (Tamil), గాంధీ (gāndhī) (Telugu), คานธี (Thai), ಗಾಂಧಿ (gāndhi) (Tulu), Га́нді (Hándi) [masculine] (Ukrainian), گاندھی (gāndhī) (Urdu), گاندھی (gāndhī) (Western Panjabi)
Disambiguation of 'surname Gandhi': 49 51

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːndi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡæ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑndi/ [General-American], /ˈɡændi/ [Southern-American-English] Forms: Gandhis [plural]
Rhymes: -ændi Etymology: From Gujarati ગાંધી (gā̃dhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gu|ગાંધી||grocer, merchant}} Gujarati ગાંધી (gā̃dhī, “grocer, merchant”), {{bor|en|sa|गन्ध||perfume}} Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gandhi (plural Gandhis)
  1. Someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.
    Sense id: en-Gandhi-en-noun-GSVCnPdf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 29 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 37 27

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "غَانْدِي"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Gandi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "Գանդի"
    },
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "গান্ধী"
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      "roman": "gandhi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "गाँधी"
    },
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      "lang": "Bishnupriya Manipuri",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "গান্ধী"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Gāndì",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "甘地"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "Gandhi"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "Gandhi"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Gkánti",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "Γκάντι"
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ガンディー"
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      "roman": "gāndhi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ಗಾಂಧಿ"
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      "lang": "Khmer",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "គន្ធី"
    },
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      "roman": "gandi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "간디"
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "गान्धी"
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ഗാന്ധി"
    },
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "गांधी"
    },
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      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "गान्धी"
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      "code": "new",
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      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "गान्धी"
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      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "gandhi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ଗାନ୍ଧୀ"
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    {
      "code": "ps",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gândi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "گاندی"
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "lang": "Punjabi",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ਗਾਂਧੀ"
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "word": "गान्धी"
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      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "gāndhi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ගාන්ධි"
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
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      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "గాంధీ"
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      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "คานธี"
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      "lang": "Tulu",
      "roman": "gāndhi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "ಗಾಂಧಿ"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Hándi",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
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      ],
      "word": "Га́нді"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "گاندھی"
    },
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      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "roman": "gāndhī",
      "sense": "surname Gandhi",
      "word": "گاندھی"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "2019, Matteo Pistono, quoting Arun Senkuttuvan, Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism, North Atlantic Books, page 168",
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