gandharva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva).

Noun

gandharva (plural gandharvas)

(Indian mythology) A spirit, usually depicted as a singer or musician.
(Buddhism) A being in the intermediate state between death and rebirth.

Translations

spirit

Assamese: গন্ধৰ্ব্ব (gondhorrwo)
Bengali: গন্ধর্ব (bn) (gondhorbo)
Burmese: ဂန္ဓဗ္ဗ (my) (gandhabba.)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 乾闼婆／干闼婆 (qiántàpó)
Hindi: गन्धर्व (hi) (gandharv)
Japanese: 乾闥婆 (けんだつば, kendatsuba), ガンダルバ (gandaruba), ガンダルヴァ (gandaruva)
Kannada: ಗಂಧರ್ವ (kn) (gandharva)
Korean: 간다르바 (gandareuba)
Marathi: गंधर्व (mr) (gandharva)
Pali: gandhabba
Sanskrit: गन्धर्व (sa) (gandharva)
Telugu: గంధర్వ (gandharva)
Thai: คนธรรพ์ (th) (kon-tan)
Vietnamese: Càn-thát-bà

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