ગાંધી

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Gujarati

મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) m

  1. grocer
  2. perfumer
    Synonyms: અત્તરિયો (attariyo), સરૈયો (saraiyo)

Proper noun

ગાંધી • (gā̃dhī) f

  1. a surname, equivalent to English Gandhi, traditionally of Vāṇiyā and Mēmaṇ usage. It was famously held by:
    1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously
    2. Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
    3. Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)
    • 1929, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, translated by Mahadev Desai, સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા [satyanā prayogo athavā ātmakthā, The Story of My Experiments with Truth]:
      ગાંધી કુટુંબ પ્રથમ તો ગાંધિયાણાનો વેપાર કરનારું હોય એમ જણાય છે.
      gā̃dhī kuṭumb pratham to gā̃dhiyāṇāno vepār karnārũ hoya ema jaṇāya che.
      The Gandhis belong to the Bania caste and seem to have been originally grocers.

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