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desai

desai noun: in west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.

Noun

desai (plural desais)

  1. (India, historical) In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.

Proper noun capitalized: Desai

Desai (plural Desais)

  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Forms of desai

Noun
pluraldesais
alternative formdesaye
alternative formdessaye
Proper noun
pluralDesais

Origin of desai

Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Questions about desai

What does desai mean?
Desai means in west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.
What part of speech is desai?
Desai can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of desai?
The plural of desai is desais.

Words near desai in the dictionary

  1. desacralize
  2. desacralized
  3. desacralizes
  4. desacralizing
  5. Desaguadero
  6. desai
  7. desais
  8. desakota
  9. desakotas
  10. desal
  11. desalinate

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