Meanings
noungandharva (plural gandharvas)
plural gandharvas
- BuddhismA being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
Origin
- Sanskritगन्धर्व
- Englishgandharva
Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).
More words from Sanskrit
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Bengali গন্ধর্ব
- গন্ধর্ব (gondhorbo)spirit
Chinese Mandarin 乾闼婆
- 乾闼婆 (qiántàpó)spirit
Hindi गन्धर्व
- गन्धर्व (gandharv)spirit
Japanese 乾闥婆, ガンダルバ
- 乾闥婆 (kendatsuba)spirit
- ガンダルバ (gandaruba)spirit
- ガンダルヴァ (gandaruva)spirit
Korean 간다르바
- 간다르바 (gandareuba)spirit
Thai คนธรรพ์
- คนธรรพ์ (kon-tan)spirit
Vietnamese Càn-thát-bà
- Càn-thát-bàspirit
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APA
gandharva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gandharva
MLA
“gandharva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gandharva. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gandharva,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gandharva.
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