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Gond
[ gond ]
noun
- a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian descent, in central India and the Deccan.
adjective
- of or relating to an aboriginal people of Dravidian descent, in central India and the Deccan.
Gond
/ ɡɒnd /
noun
- a member of a formerly tribal people now living in scattered enclaves throughout S central India
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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.
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Agaria.1—A small Dravidian caste, who are an offshoot of the Gond tribe.
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They are musicians of the Gond tribe and dance and beg at their weddings.
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The chief, who is descended from the old Gond royal family, received the title of raja as an hereditary distinction in 1898.
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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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