English Explanatory Dictionary

Gandhi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
  2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.
noun
  1. Someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑːndi/ /ˈɡæ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gandhi.wav /ˈɡɑndi/ /ˈɡændi/

Word forms

Gandhi Gandhis

Etymology

From Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.

Related words

Gandhigiri

Derived words

Gandhian Gandhism Gandhist

Translations

Arabic: غَانْدِي Armenian: Գանդի Assamese: গান্ধী Bengali: গান্ধী or গাঁধী Bihari: गाँधी Bulgarian: Га́нди Chinese Mandarin: 甘地 Finnish: Gandhi German: Gandhi Greek: Γκάντι Gujarati: ગાંધી Hindi: गांधी Japanese: ガンディー Kannada: ಗಾಂಧಿ Khmer: គន្ធី Korean: 간디 Maithili: गान्धी Malayalam: ഗാന്ധി Bishnupriya Manipuri: গান্ধী Marathi: गांधी Nepali: गान्धी Newar: गान्धी Odia: ଗାନ୍ଧୀ Pashto: گاندي Persian: گاندی Portuguese: Gandhi Punjabi: ਗਾਂਧੀ Punjabi: گاندھی Romanian: Gandhi Russian: Га́нди Russian: Га́ндхи Sanskrit: गान्धी Sinhalese: ගාන්ධි Tamil: காந்தி Telugu: గాంధీ Thai: คานธี Tulu: ಗಾಂಧಿ Ukrainian: Га́нді Urdu: گاندھی
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