"sanghi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sanghis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”), clipping of राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|संघी}} Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), {{der|en|hi|संघ|t=association, union}} Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sanghi (plural sanghis)
  1. A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-sanghi-en-noun-zfs1mN6Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (by extension) A Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist. Tags: India, broadly Categories (topical): Hindutva, Indian politics
    Sense id: en-sanghi-en-noun-82SL0gVY Disambiguation of Hindutva: 21 79 Disambiguation of Indian politics: 27 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Indian English: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chaddi, chode, bhagwa, bhakt Derived forms: sanghification (english: making something more closer to Hindu nationalism), saffron sanghi, orange sanghi (english: south India, an extremist Hindu), green sanghi (english: south India, an extremist Muslim), white sanghi (english: south India, an extremist Christian) Related terms: sangha

Inflected forms

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