name
Meaning 1
A surname from Gujarati.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
desai
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CMU ARPABET: D EY0 S AA1 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, historical
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat.