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gandharva

gandharva noun: a spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.

Noun

gandharva (plural gandharvas)

  1. (Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
  2. A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.

gandharva meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

gandharva in Hindi

spirit
गन्धर्व gandharv

gandharva in Marathi

spirit
गंधर्व gandharva

gandharva in Bengali

spirit
গন্ধর্ব gondhorbo

gandharva in Telugu

spirit
గంధర్వ gandharva
More languagesFewer languages
gandharva in Kannada
ಗಂಧರ್ವ gandharva
gandharva in Sanskrit
गन्धर्व gandharva
gandharva in Assamese
গন্ধৰ্ব্ব gondhorrwo
gandharva in Thai
คนธรรพ์ kon-tan
gandharva in Vietnamese
Càn-thát-bà
gandharva in Myanmar
ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ gandhabba.

Forms of gandharva

pluralgandharvas

Origin of gandharva

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Questions about gandharva

What does gandharva mean?
Gandharva means a spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
What is gandharva in Hindi?
Gandharva in Hindi is गन्धर्व (gandharv). See Gandharva meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is gandharva?
Gandharva is a noun.
What is the plural of gandharva?
The plural of gandharva is gandharvas.

Words near gandharva in the dictionary

  1. ganders
  2. Gandhara
  3. Gandharan
  4. Gandharans
  5. Gandhari
  6. gandharva
  7. gandharvas
  8. Gandhi
  9. Gandhi cap
  10. Gandhi caps
  11. Gandhian

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