"Gandhi" meaning in English

See Gandhi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɑːndi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡæ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑndi/ [General-American], /ˈɡændi/ [Southern-US] Forms: Gandhis [plural]
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  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
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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), Га́нди (Gándi) [feminine, masculine] (Bulgarian), 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 (gāndhi) (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)
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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɑːndi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡæ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɑndi/ [General-American], /ˈɡændi/ [Southern-US] 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.
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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