GUJARATI


Meaning of GUJARATI in English

ˌgüjəˈräd.ē, ˌgu̇j- noun

( plural gujarati )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Hindi gujarātī, from Gujarāt Gujarat, region in western India, from Sanskrit Gurjara, Gūrjara

1. : the language of Gujarat, Baroda, and neighboring regions in northwestern India

2. : an alphabet that is essentially a more carefully formed less cursive type of the Kaithi script and is now the principal alphabet used in writing the Gujarati language

3. or guj·ra·ti güjˈr-, gu̇j-

[Hindi Gujarātī, Gujrāt , from Gujarāt, Gujrāt Gujarat]

: one of a people chiefly of Gujarat speaking the Gujarati language and specializing in mercantile pursuits

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