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 Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɑːn.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː/, [ɡä̃ːn̪.d̪ʱiː.ɡɪ.ɾiː]
Noun
गांधीगिरी • (gāndhīgirī) f
- 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”, in प्रभात खबर:
- 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.
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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
- → English: Gandhigiri