Gujjari
/ɡʊdʒˈdʒɑːri/noun
A name used for forms of North Indian music, including the Gujjari raga, and for things associated with the Gujjar people.
Did you know?Gujjari is associated with the Gujjar community and appears in the names of traditional North Indian ragas, linking musical classification with historical ethnic identity.
Etymological Timeline
6th Century CE
Sanskrit
Gurjara
“An ethnonym recorded in early Indian historical sources for the Gurjara people or polity.”
Early Medieval Period
Apabhraṃśa/Prakrit
Gurjjara
“A regional and ethnic form referring to the Gurjara people.”
Medieval India
Sanskrit musicology
Gurjarī
“A feminine-form name used in musical and raga traditions, associated with the Gurjara cultural sphere.”
Medieval to Early Modern Period
North Indian languages
Gujjarī/Gujjārī
“A form associated with the Gujjar people; also used in names for musical modes and traditions.”
Modern English
English
Gujjari
“A transliterated proper name for a raga, musical tradition, or cultural form connected with the Gujjars.”