গান্ধী
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfume-vendor; a mixed caste”), from गन्ध (gandha, “fragrance, scent, perfume”) + -इक (-ika).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡan.dʱi/
Proper noun
গান্ধী • (gandhi)
Bengali
Etymology
From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumier”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
গান্ধী • (gandhi)
- a surname, Gandhi It was famously held by:
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), for whom it is used mononymously
- Indira Gandhi (1917–1984)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)