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Hindi
Etymology
From गांधी (gāndhī) + -गिरी (-girī), originating from Bombay Hindi. The word was coined in the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).
Pronunciation
Noun
गांधीगिरी • (gāndhīgirī) f
- The practice of the ideals of Mohandas Gandhi, including nonviolence, satyagraha, and honesty.
2019 February 14, “नहीं सुधर रहा निगम, शुरू हुई गांधीगिरी [nahī̃ sudhar rahā nigam, śurū huī gāndhīgirī]”, in प्रभात खबर [prabhāt khabar]:मुख्य बाजार का कोढ़ बन चुके लोहापट्टी में जलजमाव की समस्या से निजात पाने के लिए दुकानदारों ने अब गांधीगिरी शुरू कर दी है.- mukhya bājār kā koṛh ban cuke lohāpaṭṭī mẽ jaljamāv kī samasyā se nijāt pāne ke lie dukāndārõ ne ab gāndhīgirī śurū kar dī hai.
- To escape the problem of water-blockage in Lohapatti, as bad as a disease for Main Market, shop-owners have now begun a Gandhian non-violent protest.
Declension
Declension of गांधीगिरी (fem ī-stem)
Descendants