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

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”

Example Sentences

“My baby will be safer,” she said in Gondi, a language spoken by an estimated 13 million members of the Indigenous Gond community.

From Seattle Times

But the exclusion the women of Gond and Madia tribes in Gadchiroli, one of India's poorest and most underdeveloped districts, face is extreme.

From BBC

As well as overseeing the park, Gond runs supplementary lessons for the children, outside the schoolhouse, using rocks as counting aids.

From The Guardian

It is also home to the Gond, one of India’s Adivasis, the name given to the country’s original indigenous peoples.

From The Guardian

Artists in the Gond community in Central India do nature paintings on mud walls and floors.

From New York Times