Gyani

/ ˈɡjɑːnɪ /

noun

1. (in India) a title placed before the name of a Punjabi scholar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gyani¹

Hindi, from Sanskrit gyan knowledge

Example Sentences

Only a handful of government hospitals, such as AIIMS, offer specialist care for complex treatments and procedures, according to Girdhar J Gyani, director general of the Association of Healthcare Providers of India.

From The Guardian

Gyani Satnam Singh Ji, a Sikh priest and a friend of the couple, performed the ceremony.

From New York Times

That is the fate of the men and women, nearly all of them elderly, who are—like Marie Wilcox, of California; Gyani Maiya Sen, of Nepal; Verdena Parker, of Oregon; and Charlie Mungulda, of Australia—the last known speakers of a language: Wukchumni, Kusunda, Hupa, and Amurdag, respectively.

From The New Yorker

Ms. Carney walked up to a man slumped in a plastic chair in the waiting area as Mr. Gyani watched from across the room.

From New York Times

Mr. Gyani, the psychologist, had never been inside a job center.

From New York Times