ગાંધી

Gujarati

મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી

Etymology

From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑn.d̪ʱi/

Noun

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) m

grocer
perfumer
Synonyms: અત્તરિયો (attariyo), સરૈયો (saraiyo)

Proper noun

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) f or m

(feminine) a surname of Daśā Śrīmāḷī Vāṇiyā and Mēmaṇ usage, equivalent to English Gandhi. It was famously held by:
1. (masculine) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously
Synonym: ગાંધીજી (gā̃dhījī)
1. (feminine) Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
2. (masculine) Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)

Derived terms

ગાંધીગીરી (gā̃dhīgīrī)
ગાંધીનગર (gā̃dhīngar)
ગાંધીવાદ (gā̃dhīvād)
ગાંધીવાદી (gā̃dhīvādī)

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