English words from Gujarati
- modifyTo change part of.
- Gandhiany major political leader who is a proponent of nonviolence
- bungalowA single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
- patelA village head man.
- GujaratA state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.
- dangDamn.
- DaniA diminutive of the female given name Danielle and of its variant forms.
- GujaratiA person from Gujarat.
- sevAn Indian snack food consisting of small pieces of crunchy noodles made from chickpea flour paste.
- RajkotA large city in Gujarat, India.
- GandhinagarA city, the state capital of Gujarat, India.
- damanThe rock hyrax.
- NavsariA city in Gujarat, India.
- broachA series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- koriThe monetary unit of Kutch prior to 1947, divided into 24 dokdas.
- nayakA member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.
- ParsiA member of the larger and older of the two Zoroastrian communities of the Indian subcontinent (the other community being that of the Iranis).
- amlaPhyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
- kutchA packet or pile of vellum leaves in which gold is beaten into thin sheets.
- SolankiA surname from Gujarati.
- BharuchA city and district at the mouth of the Narmada River in Gujarat, India.
- MemonA surname.
- ThakkarA surname from Gujarati.
- satyagrahaThe policy of nonviolent resistance as used by Mahatma Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.
- VoraA surname from Gujarati.
- Swaminarayanthe founder of and a deity worshipped in the Swaminarayan faith of Hinduism.
- sarvodayaA philosophy that emphasises socioeconomic equality, non-violence and community development.
- SaurashtraOne of a community of Indian people who had their original homes in Gujarat.
- JunagadhA district of Gujarat, India.
- jaliA stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture as a climate-controlling element.
- garbaA form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a circle often around a lamp.
- JadejaA Rajput clan in Kutch, a district of Gujarat, India.
- ZaveriA surname from Gujarati.
- JhaveriA surname from Gujarati.
- KhojaA member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head.
- agiaryA fire temple.
- baikreeSynonym of muntjac.
- bangaloA precursor of the bungalow, built in India for or by western immigrants.
- bhavaiA type of folk theatre from Gujarat.
- BulsaraA surname from Gujarati.
- CambayA princely state during the British Raj in India.
- chaasButtermilk with added spices.
- dabeliA spicy Indian burger made with potatoes, served in a bun with chutney and garnishes.
- dandiya raasA dance in which the performers carry short sticks which are struck together in time to the music
- dhoklaA food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to khaman, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming, and typically eaten in India.
- EbooA male given name from Gujarati.
- fafdaA crispy fried Gujarati snack made from gram flour and spices.
- GadhaviA surname from Gujarati.
- GajjarA surname from Gujarati.
- GohilA member of a certain Rajput clan.
- handvoA kind of Gujarati vegetable cake.
- kachumberAn Indian salad of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and sometimes chili peppers.
- KathiawarA peninsula and region Gujarat, India, near the far north of India's west coast.
- khakhraA Gujarati version of tortilla/crispbread, made with flour, spices, ghee, and lentils.
- khamanAn Indian food, visually similar to cake and compositionally similar to dhokla, made from a batter of gram flour (from chickpeas), cooked by steaming.
- khandviA savoury snack from Gujarat, India, made from a paste of gram flour and yoghurt.
- kokumA plant (Garcinia indica) in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses.
- Lisan ud-DawatA Neo-Indo-Aryan language derived from Gujarati spoken by Isma'ili Shi'a communities in Gujarat. It uses the Arabic script.
- Makaji MeghparA village in Gujarat, India.
- navjoteThe ritual through which a person is inducted into the Zoroastrian religion.
- Parkari KoliAn Indo-Aryan language spoken in Pakistan near the border with India.
- patolaA double ikat, usually silk, from Gujarat, western India.
- phoorzaA custom house.
- pinjrapoleAn animal shelter of a type found almost exclusively in Gujarat.
- Rann of KutchA seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch District of Gujarat, India, and the Sindh province of Pakistan.
- RathwaA surname from Gujarati.
- SurendranagarA city in Gujarat, India.
- SutharA surname from Gujarati.
- talavlake, pond
- tindoraAn ivy gourd, a tropical vine of species Coccinia grandis, grown for its edible young shoots and for its small, edible fruits that are used in some curries.
- WankanerA city in Morbi district, Gujarat, India.