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Gond

[ gond ]

noun

  1. a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian descent, in central India and the Deccan.


adjective

  1. of or relating to an aboriginal people of Dravidian descent, in central India and the Deccan.

Gond

/ ɡɒnd /

noun

  1. a member of a formerly tribal people now living in scattered enclaves throughout S central India
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gond1

First recorded in 1810–15; from Hindi, from Sanskirit goṇḍa “fleshy navel, person having a fleshy navel, Gond”
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Example Sentences

The trunk exudes a gum called in India “kanni ki gond,” an article of commerce.

Agaria.1—A small Dravidian caste, who are an offshoot of the Gond tribe.

They are musicians of the Gond tribe and dance and beg at their weddings.

The chief, who is descended from the old Gond royal family, received the title of raja as an hereditary distinction in 1898.

The Gond names are probably also those of animals, plants or other objects, but their meaning has now generally been forgotten.

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