Kathiawari

English

Borrowed from Gujarati કાઠિયાવાડી (kāṭhiyāvāḍī) or Hindi काठियावाड़ी (kāṭhiyāvāṛī).

Adjective

Kathiawari (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to the Kathiawar peninsula in Gujarat, India.

Proper noun

Kathiawari

  1. A dialect of the Gujarati language.

Noun

Kathiawari (plural Kathiawaris)

  1. A horse of an Indian breed originating in the Kathiawar peninsula.
    • 1998, Ann Hyland, The Warhorse, 1250-1600, page 165:
      In Khacha defensive actions and feudal wars great use was made of Kathiawaris.
    • 2016, Andrea Fitzpatrick, The Ultimate Guide to Horse Breeds, page 178:
      The Kathiawari is thought to have originated from stock brought to India by Alexander the Great.
    • 2016, BPI India Pvt Ltd., Little Known Facts About India, page 10:
      The Kathiawari and Marwari horses are the only two pure Indian breeds.
  2. A member of the Patidar caste from the Kathiawar peninsula.
    • 1924, Mahatma Gandhi, May-Aug. 1924, page 170:
      Rebuking me gently, a friend has remarked that these days I have been doing an injustice to Kathiawaris: I always describe them as men given to too much talking.
    • 2009, Dina Siegel, The Mazzel Ritual, page 96:
      The cutting and polishing was mainly in hands of Kathiawaris, Kanbi Patels, who were originally farmers from Saurashtra, an area which often suffered from drought.
    • 2023, Sanjeev Goyal, Networks: An Economics Approach, page 661:
      Indian communities, the Palanpuris and the Marwaris, controlled the business end of the diamond industry, while the cutting and polishing was done by a lower caste of agricultural labor contractors, the Kathiawaris.
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