"sanghi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sanghis [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India. Ultimately from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|संघी}} Hindi संघी (saṅghī), {{der|en|hi|राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ}} Hindi राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh), {{der|en|sa|सङ्घ|t=heap, multitude, crowd}} Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sanghi (plural sanghis)
  1. (India, nationality, patriotic) a supporter of the Sang Parivar. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-sanghi-en-noun-Ji63KGIK Categories (other): Indian English
  2. (India) a Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist or patriotismic. Tags: India Categories (topical): Hindutva, Indian politics
    Sense id: en-sanghi-en-noun-KJOC1E8c Disambiguation of Hindutva: 9 91 Disambiguation of Indian politics: 16 84 Categories (other): Indian English
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

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