Gandu, Gamdu, Gāṃḍū, Gàn dú, Gan du, Gān dú, Gān dù, Gān dǔ, Gāṇḍū, Gaṇḍu, Gaṇḍū: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Gandu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
1) 乾杜 t = 干杜 s = gān dù p refers to [noun] “gandha; fragrance”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: gandha; see 乾陀樹 [gan tuo shu] (FGDB '乾陀樹 [gan tuo shu]') .
2) 乾篤 t = 干笃 s = gān dǔ p refers to [proper noun] “India”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Concept: Place Name 地名 [de ming]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: indu; see 印度 [yin du] (FGDB '印度 [yin du]') ..
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
gāṇḍū (गांडू) [or गांड्या, gāṇḍyā].—a (gāṇḍa) A catamite, a pathic, Cinædus. 2 Luckless, wretched, worthless. Used abusively of any thing. Pr. mana pādaśāhī daiva gāṇḍū. 3 A poltroon or coward.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु) or Gaṇḍū (गण्डू).—m. f.
1) A pillow.
2) A joint, knot.
Derivable forms: gaṇḍuḥ (गण्डुः), gaṇḍūḥ (गण्डूः).
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Gaṇḍū (गण्डू).—f.
1) A joint, knot.
2) A bone.
3) A pillow.
4) Oil.
Derivable forms: gaṇḍūḥ (गण्डूः).
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु).—mf.
(-ṇḍuḥ) A pillow. f.
(-ṇḍūḥ) A knot or joint. E. gaḍi to support the cheek, Unadi affix u.
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु).— (akin to gaṇḍa), m. and f. A pillow, [Pañcatantra] 126, 2.
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु).—[substantive] a pillow.
1) Gaṇḍu (गण्डु):—[from gaṇḍ] mf. ([gana] sidhmādi) a pillow, [Pañcatantra ii, 3, 25/26]
2) [v.s. ...] oil, [Uṇādi-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man [gana] 2. lohitādi.
4) Gaṇḍū (गण्डू):—[from gaṇḍ] f. (= ḍu) a pillow, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 7 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
5) [v.s. ...] oil, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] a joint, bone, [Horace H. Wilson]
1) Gaṇḍu (गण्डु):—(ṇḍuḥ) 2. m. f. A pillow.
2) Gaṇḍū (गण्डू):—(ṇḍūḥ) 3. f. A knot or joint.
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु):—gaṇa sidhmādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 97.]
1) m. f. Kopfkissen (vgl. gaṇḍopadhāna) [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma] [Pañcatantra 126, 2.] —
2) f. gaṇḍū Gelenk, Knoten (vgl. gaṇḍa [1,d]) [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] — Vgl. gāṇḍavya .
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Gaṇḍu (गण्डु):—und gaṇḍū
1) [UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 1, 7.] Vgl. cakra . —
3) Oel [UJJVAL.] —
4) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes gaṇa gargādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 105.]
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु):——
1) (*m. *f.) — a) Kopfkissen. Auch gaṇḍū f. — b) *Oel. Auch gaṇḍū. f. —
2) *m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes. —
3) *f. Gelenk , Knoten.
Gaṇḍu (गण्डु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃḍua.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gaṃḍu (ಗಂಡು):—
1) [noun] brave conduct; a brave nature; bravery.
2) [noun] the quality of being hard, tough, etc.
3) [noun] the hard, central part of the main stem of a tree; the core of the wood.
4) [noun] a male human; a man.
5) [noun] a brave, daring man; a hero.
6) [noun] a man who intends or is about to be married; a bridegroom.
7) [noun] that side of one’s body which is toward the east when one faces north; the right side.
8) [noun] (fig.) an instance of being successful, fruitful.
9) [noun] ಗಂಡು ತೆತ್ತು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು, ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಹೆತ್ತು ತಿಳಿಯಬೇಕು [gamdu tettu tiliyabeku, hennu hettu tiliyabeku] gaṇḍu tettu tiḷiyabēku, heṇṇu hettu tiḷiyabēku (prov.) one must learn from one’s experience (rather than from another’s advice, reading books, etc.).
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Gāṃḍu (ಗಾಂಡು):—
1) [noun] a big, slow, stupid man.
2) [noun] a thick stick; a club.
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Gāṃḍu (ಗಾಂಡು):—[noun] the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal; the anus.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Gāṃḍū (गांडू):—[=गाँडू] n. newly-born ass;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
竿牘 [gān dú] [gan du]—
竹簡 [zhu jian] (zhújiǎn) refers to letters or correspondence (書信 [shu xin] shūxìn).
From 《莊子 [zhuang zi]．列禦寇 [lie yu kou]》 (Zhuāngzi: Lie Yukou): "The understanding of a 小夫 [xiao fu] (xiǎofū) (small-minded person) is confined to 苞苴 [bao ju] (bāojū) (wrapped gifts) and (gāndú) (correspondence)."
竿牘：竹簡，指書信。《莊子．列禦寇》：「小夫之知，不離苞苴竿牘。」
gān dú: zhú jiǎn, zhǐ shū xìn. < zhuāng zi． liè yù kòu>: “xiǎo fū zhī zhī, bù lí bāo jū gān dú.”
gan du: zhu jian, zhi shu xin. < zhuang zi. lie yu kou>: "xiao fu zhi zhi, bu li bao ju gan du."
乾度 [gān dù] refers to: “collections of rules”.
乾度 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 娑犍圖.
[Vietnamese] càn độ.
[Korean] 간도 / gando.
[Japanese] カンド / kando.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches: Gan, Du, Dou, Tu.
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