Modi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "modi"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moʊdi/

Etymology 1

From Marathi मोडी (moḍī), probably from मोडणे (moḍṇe, “to break”), referring to the broken Devanagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived.

Proper noun

Modi

  1. A script formerly used for writing the Marathi language.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi मोदी (modī).

Proper noun

Modi (plural Modis)

  1. A surname.
    • 2015 September 24, N.C. Bipindra, “India revealing secrets of its predator-like Rustom drone to boost military”, in mint‎[1]:
      India is opening up the designs of its first indigenously developed drones to domestic private companies, seeking to spur further technological advances and encourage manufacturing as Prime Minister Narendra Modi modernizes the military.
    1. Narendra Modi, 14th Prime Minister of India.

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Modi

  1. plural of Modus
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