Gujju

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજ્જૂ (gujjū).

Noun

Gujju (plural Gujjus)

1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) One who speaks Gujarati; a Gujarati.
   • 2002, Rafiq Zakaria, Communal Rage in Secular India:

     This time there was just silence. An extraordinary response from a community that prides itself on its ethnic identity. What on earth had happened to the Gujjus? The generous Gujjus? Where had fellow-feeling gone?

   • 2012, Ashok Ferrey, Love in the Tsunami, page 19:

     For their dussehra festival in the month before New Year, Gujjus all over India gathered at the crossroads of their villages: they formed concentric circles, men and women, presenting sticks to each other in a courtly and ceremonial dance.

   • 2016, Sonia Patel, Rani Patel in Full Effect:

     “Rani, rap for me,” she says. With her Gujju accent, it sounds like she said, “Rep for me.” I relax my face. And snicker.

Adjective

Gujju (comparative more Gujju, superlative most Gujju)

1. (informal) Of or pertaining to Gujarat.
2. (informal) Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Gujarat.
3. (informal) Of or pertaining to the Gujarati language.

Translations

Translations

• Gujarati: ગુજ્જૂ (gujjū)
• Hindi: गुज्जू (gujjū)
• Marathi: गुज्जू (gujjū)
• Punjabi: ਗੁਜਜੂ (gujjū)