દેસાઈ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देशस्वामिन् (deśasvāmin). By surface analysis, દેસ (des) +‎ સાઈ (sāī). Compare Marathi देसाई (desāī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.sɑi/

Noun

દેસાઈ • (desāī) m

1. a local native of an area who is granted land from the state and right to its revenue in exchange for a charge to protect the land from lawlessness and plunder

Proper noun

દેસાઈ • (desāī) f

1. a surname, Desai, from Sanskrit traditionally held by Kaṇabīs, Brāhmaṇas, Nāgars, and Vāṇiyās}