Gandhi

== English == === Etymology === From Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī, “grocer, merchant”), from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha, “perfume”). Originally, a trader in perfume. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːndi/, /ˈɡæ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑndi/ (Southern US) IPA(key): /ˈɡændi/ Rhymes: -ændi Hyphenation: Gan‧dhi === Proper noun === Gandhi (countable and uncountable, plural Gandhis) (countable, South Asia) A surname from India used by Hindu, Jain, Parsi and Sikh people throughout India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, and proponent of nonviolence. ==== Derived terms ==== Gandhian Gandhism Gandhist ==== Related terms ==== Gandhigiri ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Gandhi (plural Gandhis) Someone living in accordance with the lifestyle or ethical principles of Mahatma Gandhi. === Anagrams === hading == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === gandhi (as a common noun) === Etymology === Borrowed from Gujarati ગાંધી (gāndhī). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Gandhi m Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) === Noun === Gandhi m (plural Gandhis) Gandhi (any major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence)