गांधी

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गांधी

/ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː/ Hindi, Standard
[ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

Inherited from Apabhramsa गंधीय (gaṃdhīya), from Prakrit गंधिअ (gaṃdhia), from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “parfumier”). First attested in c. 1654 as Middle Hindi گاندھی (gandhy /⁠gāndhī⁠/).

Sense 1.1 is a semantic loan from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī).

proper noun gāndhī · گان٘دِھی · गांधी · गांधियों

by personal gender, feminine, masculine Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously
Similar: गांधीजी, देशपितृ, बापू
by personal gender, feminine, masculine Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
by personal gender, feminine, masculine Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)

In English

Gandhi surname Gandhi

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MLA

"गांधी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

गांधी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80

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"गांधी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {गांधी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}