gadi
See also: -gadi
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi गद्दी (gaddī).
Noun
gadi (plural gadis)
- (India) A cushioned throne used by Indian princes.
- (India, figuratively) The office or position of a monarch; throne.
- 1942 December 31, Mahatma Gandhi, “Letter on New Year’s Eve: May the New Year bring peace to us [Letter to Lord Linlithgow]”, in R. L. Khipple, editor, Famous Letters of Mahatma Gandhi, Lahore: The Indian Printing Works, published 1947, page 131:
- I have thought we were friends and should still love to think so. However what has happened since August 9 last makes me wonder whether you still regard me as a friend. I have perhaps not come in such close touch with any other occupant of your gadi as with you.
References
- “gadi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “gadi”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- "gaddi" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
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