gyani
Knowledgeable, wise, intelligent.
New Delhi: Shortly after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's searing criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre's handling of the Covid second wave, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday mocked him as a "gyani baba (wise monk)" who is "dishing out pearls of wisdom" to others while not introspecting why states ruled by his own party fared poorly.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi ज्ञानी (jñānī), from Sanskrit ज्ञानी (jñānī). Distantly related to know.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry gyani (CC BY-SA 4.0).