"Desai" meaning in All languages combined

See Desai on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Desais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mr|देसाई||leader of a village}} Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), {{bor|en|gu|દેસાઈ}} Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Desai (plural Desais)
  1. A surname from Gujarati.

Inflected forms

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