modi

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US/ˈmoʊdi/UK/ˈməʊdi/

proper noun

An abugida script used for writing the Marathi, Varhadi and Sanskrit languages whose usage has dwindled since the late twentieth century.

OriginMarathi मोडी →
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Meanings

modi1

noun
  1. pluralplural of modus

Modi2

proper noun
  1. An abugida script used for writing the Marathi, Varhadi and Sanskrit languages whose usage has dwindled since the late twentieth century.

Modi3

proper nounModi (plural Modis)

plural Modis

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

    India is opening up the designs of its first indigenously developed drones to domestic private companies, seeking to spur further technological advances and encourage manufacturing as Prime Minister Narendra Modi modernizes the military.

    2015 September 24, N.C. Bipindra, “India revealing secrets of its predator-like Rustom drone to boost military”, in mint, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2016
    1. Narendra Modi, 14th Prime Minister of India.

Origin

Modi · proper noun

  1. Marathiमोडी
  2. Marathiमोडी
  3. EnglishModi

Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 (moḍī, “form, shape”), probably from 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘜𑘹 (moḍaṇe, “to break”), referring to the modifications to the Nagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived.

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Modi · proper noun

Transliteration of Gujarati મોદી (modī).

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Translations

Hindi मोड़ी
  • मोड़ी (moṛī)abugida alphabet of India
Urdu موڑی
  • موڑی (moṛī)abugida alphabet of India

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Omidmoid
Cite this entry
APA

modi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modi

MLA

“modi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modi.

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