Gujju
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજ્જૂ (gujjū).
Noun edit
Gujju (plural Gujjus)
- (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 edit
Gujju (comparative more Gujju, superlative most Gujju)
- (informal) Of or pertaining to Gujarat.
- (informal) Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Gujarat.
- (informal) Of or pertaining to the Gujarati language.