Ga·nesh (g?-n?sh?) also Ga·ne·sha (-n??sh?)n. Hinduism The god of wisdom and the remover of obstacles, son of Shiva and Parvati, depicted as a short fat man with an elephant’s head.[Hindi Ga?e?, from Sanskrit Ga?e?a?, from ga?e?a?, master of throngs : ga?a?, throng, group of followers + ??a?, master (from ???e, ??-, he rules over; see aik- in Indo-European roots).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.