"Modi" meaning in English

See Modi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: 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}} Marathi मोडी (moḍī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} 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

Forms: Modis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मोदी (modī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|मोदी}} Hindi मोदी (modī) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Modi (plural Modis)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Modi-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    Narendra Modi, 14th Prime Minister of India.
    Sense id: en-Modi-en-name-GsqsSD1O Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 7 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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