Gurjara
/ˈɡʊr.dʒə.rə/noun
An ethnonym and historical name for a people and region in western India, also reflected in the name Gujarat.
Did you know?Gurjara is the historical form behind the name Gujarat, and its exact deeper origin is debated by scholars, which is common for very old ethnonyms that survived through royal inscriptions and place-names.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient/early medieval India
Sanskrit
Gurjara
“A people, tribe, or regional designation in western India”
7th–10th Century
Prakrit/Sanskrit
Gurjara
“Used in inscriptions and historical references for a polity and its inhabitants”
Medieval Persian/Arabic
Persian
Gujarāt
“The region and its people as known to later foreign writers”
Modern English
English
Gurjara
“A historical ethnonym used by historians and scholars”