गांधीगिरी

Hindi

FWOTD – 2 October 2019

Etymology

From गांधी (gāndhī) +‎ -गिरी (-girī), originating from Bombay Hindi. The word was coined in the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː/, [ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː]

Noun

गांधीगिरी • (gāndhīgirīf

  1. The practice of the ideals of Mohandas Gandhi, including nonviolence, satyagraha, and honesty. [from 21st c.]
    • 2019 February 14, “नहीं सुधर रहा निगम, शुरू हुई गांधीगिरी [nahī̃ sudhar rahā nigam, śurū huī gāndhīgirī]”, in प्रभात खबर [prabhāt khabar]‎[1]:
      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)
singular plural
direct गांधीगिरी
gāndhīgirī
गांधीगिरियाँ
gāndhīgiriyā̃
oblique गांधीगिरी
gāndhīgirī
गांधीगिरियों
gāndhīgiriyõ
vocative गांधीगिरी
gāndhīgirī
गांधीगिरियो
gāndhīgiriyo

Descendants

  • Assamese: গান্ধীগিৰি (gandhigiri)
  • English: Gandhigiri
  • Gujarati: ગાંધીગીરી (gā̃dhīgīrī)
  • Maithili: गान्धीगिरी (gāndhīgirī)
  • Malayalam: ഗാന്ധിഗിരി (gāndhigiri)
  • Marathi: गांधीगिरी (gāndhīgirī)
  • Punjabi: ਗਾਂਧੀਗਿਰੀ (gāndhīgirī)
  • Tamil: காந்திகிரி (kāntikiri)