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gaddi

/ɡəd̪d̪i/

gaddi is the alternative form of gadi.

Meaning of gadi

Noun

gadi (plural gadis)

  1. (India) A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
  2. (India, figuratively) The office or position of a monarch; throne.
    • I have thought we were friends and should still love to think so. However what has happened since August 9 last makes me wonder whether you still regard me as a friend. I have perhaps not come in such close touch with any other occupant of your gadi as with you.1942 December 31, Mahatma Gandhi, “Letter on New Year’s Eve: May the New Year bring peace to us [Letter to Lord Linlithgow]”, in R. L. Khipple, editor, Famous Letters of Mahatma Gandhi, Lahore: The...

Noun capitalized: Gaddi

Gaddi (plural Gaddis or Gaddi)

  1. A member of a semipastoral tribe of India.
  2. A sheep of a domesticated Indian breed, raised mainly for its wool.

Proper noun capitalized: Gaddi

Gaddi

  1. The Indo-Aryan language of the Gaddi people.

Forms of gaddi

pluralgaddis
pluralGaddis
pluralGaddi

Questions about gaddi

What does gaddi mean?
Gaddi means a member of a semipastoral tribe of India.
What is gaddi the alternative form of?
Gaddi is the alternative form of gadi.
What part of speech is gaddi?
Gaddi can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce gaddi?
Gaddi is pronounced /ɡəd̪d̪i/.
What is the plural of gaddi?
The plural of gaddi is gaddis.

Words near gaddi in the dictionary

  1. gadders
  2. Gaddesby
  3. gaddest
  4. gaddeth
  5. Gaddhafi
  6. gaddi
  7. Gaddie
  8. Gaddiel
  9. Gaddies
  10. gadding
  11. gadding car

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gaddi (page history and authors); Gaddi (page history and authors); gadi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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