Gandhi
Syllables: Gan·dhi/ˈɡɑːndi/US/ˈɡɑndi/
Gandhi proper noun: a surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
Proper noun
Gandhi (countable and uncountable, plural Gandhis)
- A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence.
- No young Koreans in Jilin accepted Gandhi’s theory. No one was foolish enough to imagine that the outrageous and rapacious Japanese imperialists would hand independence to people on a silver plate, to those who advocated nonviolent disobedience.2008 [1935], Kim Il Sung, “With the Conviction of Independence”, in Kim Il Sung Works, volume 48, Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House, →OCLC, page 101
Noun
Gandhi (plural Gandhis)
- any major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence
- someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Sulak is eminently qualified to be a Gandhi in terms of his ideas, but not his lifestyle.2019, Matteo Pistono, quoting Arun Senkuttuvan, Roar: Sulak Sivaraksa and the Path of Socially Engaged Buddhism, North Atlantic Books, page 168
Gandhi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Gandhi in Hindi
- surname Gandhi
- गांधी gāndhī
Gandhi in Tamil
- surname Gandhi
- காந்தி kānti
Gandhi in Marathi
- surname Gandhi
- गांधी gāndhī
Gandhi in Urdu
- surname Gandhi
- گاندھی gāndhī
More languagesFewer languages
- Gandhi in Bengali
- গান্ধী or গাঁধী gandhi
- Gandhi in Telugu
- గాంధీ gāndhī
- Gandhi in Malayalam
- ഗാന്ധി gāndhi
- Gandhi in Kannada
- ಗಾಂಧಿ gāndhi
- Gandhi in Punjabi
- ਗਾਂਧੀ gāndhī
- Gandhi in Gujarati
- ગાંધી gā̃dhī
- Gandhi in Odia
- ଗାନ୍ଧୀ gāndhi
- Gandhi in Sanskrit
- गान्धी gāndhī
- Gandhi in Sinhala
- ගාන්ධි gāndhi
- Gandhi in Assamese
- গান্ধী gandhi
- Gandhi in Nepali
- गान्धी gāndhī
- Gandhi in Pashto
- گاندي
- Gandhi in Arabic
- غَانْدِي ḡāndī
- Gandhi in Persian
- گاندی gândi
- Gandhi in Thai
- คานธี
Forms of Gandhi
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Gandhis |
| alternative misspelling | Gandhy |
| alternative misspelling | Ghandi |
| alternative misspelling | Ghandy |
| Noun | |
| plural | Gandhis |
Origin of Gandhi
Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume.
Words formed from Gandhi
Phrases with Gandhi
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Questions about Gandhi
- What does Gandhi mean?
- Gandhi means a surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India.
- What is Gandhi in Hindi?
- Gandhi in Hindi is गांधी (gāndhī). See Gandhi meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Gandhi?
- Gandhi can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gandhi?
- Gandhi is pronounced /ˈɡɑːndi/ (UK).
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