sanghi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
  2. A Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist.

Word forms

sanghi sanghis

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”), clipping of राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh, “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh”), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India.

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