Chandi, Chandī: 3 definitions

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Chandi means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Chandi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Candi. It further has the optional forms Chaṇḍi, Chaṇḍī and Chāndi.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

chandī (छंदी).—a chandīphandī a (chanda & phanda) Of evil habits and practices. 2 Wilful &c. See the preceding word.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

chandī (छंदी).—a Of evil habits and practices. Wilful.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chandi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) the goddess [durga]; a quarrelsome defiant woman; a woman of violent nature..—chandi (चंडी) is alternatively transliterated as Caṃḍī.

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