Gujarati

noun

Gu·​ja·​ra·​ti ˌgü-jə-ˈrä-tē 

ˌgu̇-

1

or Gujerati

ˌgü-jə-ˈrä-tē 

ˌgu̇-

: the Indo-Aryan language of Gujarat and neighboring regions in northwestern India

2

or Gujrati

güj-ˈrä-tē 

gu̇j-ˈrä-

: a member of a people chiefly of Gujarat speaking the Gujarati language

Examples of Gujarati in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chief Minister of the Gujarati government was Narendra Modi, who had been appointed to the position five months before. —Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025

Bhatt was born two days after Diwali, known as Bhai Bij according to the Gujarati calendar. —Prinita Thevarajah, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024

Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

Oberon’s strides foretold the ability of Dev Patel, of Gujarati descent, to assume the title role in The Personal History of David Copperfield, based on the Charles Dickens novel. —Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hindi gujarātī, from Gujarāt Gujarat

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Gujarati

• literati
• vanaspati
• basmati
• bharati
• karate
• marathi
• dotty
• doughty
• draughty
• haughty
• knotty
• naughty