গান্ধী
Assamese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfume-vendor; a mixed caste”), from गन्ध (gandha, “fragrance, scent, perfume”) + -इक (-ika).
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Proper noun edit
গান্ধী • (gandhi)
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गान्धिक (gāndhika, “perfumier”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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)