noun · rare

sanghi

sanghi · sanghis

A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghA member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Meaning

2 senses

(India)A member or supporter of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
(India, broadly, derogatory)A Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist.

Origin

Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”), clipping

Borrowed from Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi संघ (saṅgh, “association, union”), clipping of राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh, “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh”), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India.

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