Gandhara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra).

Proper noun

Gandhara

1. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Derived terms

• Gandharan

Translations

ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan

• Achaemenid Elamite: 𒋡𒅔𒁕𒅕 (ka₄-in-da-ir), 𒃷𒁕𒊏 (kán-da-ra), 𒃷𒁕𒌇 (kán-da-ráš)
• Burmese: ဂန္ဓာရ (gandhara.)
• Hindi: गांधार (hi) (gāndhār), गान्धार (hi) m (gāndhār)
• Late Babylonian: 𒂵𒀭𒁕𒊑 (ga-an-da-ri), 𒃶𒁕𒅈 (gan-da-ar), 𒃶𒁕𒊏 (gan-da-ra), 𒃶𒁕𒊑 (gan-da-ri), 𒅗𒀭𒁕𒊏 (ka-an-da-ra)
• Nepali: गान्धार (ne) (gāndhār)
• Old Persian: 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 (Gaⁿdāra)
• Russian: Гандхара (Gandxara)
• Sanskrit: गान्धार (sa) m (gāndhāra)
• Telugu: గాంధారము (te) (gāndhāramu)