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gyani

gyani noun: a knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint. Also the alternative spelling of giani.

Noun

gyani (plural gyanis)

  1. A knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint.
    • He made friends with the pandits and gyanis and would sit with them for hours.2011, Khavita Bhanot, Too Asian, not Asian enough, Birmingham: Tindal Street, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN
    • There is an abode called mah lok where highly evolved gyanis and yogis go but they are again reborn on the earth planet.2002, Prakashanand Saraswati, The True History and the Religion of India: A Concise Encyclopedia of Authentic Hinduism, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 167, →ISBN

Adjective

gyani (comparative more gyani, superlative most gyani)

  1. Knowledgeable, wise, intelligent.
    • New Delhi: Shortly after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's searing criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre's handling of the Covid second wave, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday mocked him as a "gyani baba (wise monk)" who is "dishing out pearls of wisdom" to others while not...2021 June 22, “"Gyani Baba Dishing Out...": Smriti Irani Slams Rahul Gandhi Over Covid”, in NDTV.com
    • Knowing every damn thing that's going on in the world, being super intelligent, being the most gyani baba and being financially broke! What a joke! And most people are like that.2019 January 1, Ravi Sachan, Sales Ka Sikandar: 3 steps to unstick yourself, New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN, →ISBN

Also used as

gyani is also the alternative spelling of giani.

Forms of gyani

Noun
pluralgyanis
Adjective
comparativemore gyani
superlativemost gyani

Origin of gyani

Borrowed from Hindi ज्ञानी (jñānī), from Sanskrit ज्ञानी (jñānī). Distantly related to know.

Questions about gyani

What does gyani mean?
Gyani means a knowledgeable or wise person; sage, saint.
What part of speech is gyani?
Gyani can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of gyani?
The plural of gyani is gyanis.

Words near gyani in the dictionary

  1. Gyamfi
  2. Gyamfis
  3. gyan
  4. Gyandzhe
  5. Gyangtse
  6. gyani
  7. gyanis
  8. Gyanja
  9. gyant
  10. gyants
  11. Gyantse

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