"gandharva" meaning in English

See gandharva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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. Categories (topical): Hindu deities Translations (spirit): গন্ধৰ্ব্ব (gondhorrwo) (Assamese), গন্ধর্ব (gondhorbo) (Bengali), ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (gandhabba.) (Burmese), 乾闼婆 (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 Hindu deities: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Pali translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Kannada translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Pali translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'spirit': 100 0
  2. (Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Buddhist deities
    Sense id: en-gandharva-en-noun-GWbtucx4 Disambiguation of Buddhist deities: 40 60 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

Inflected forms

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