गोंडी
Gondi edit
Telugu | గోండీ (gōṇḍī) |
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Devanagari | गोंडी |
Odia | ଗ୕ଂଡୀ |
Gunjala | 𑵶𑶓𑶕𑶂𑶌 (gōṇḍī) |
Masara | 𑴎𑴽𑵀𑴘𑴳 (goṇḍī) |
Etymology edit
Perhaps from the Dravidian word "kōṇḍ" meaning "hills". Used first by the Mughal dynasty in the 16th–18th centuries meaning "hill people", to refer to the group. Compare Khond, the exonym for Kui-Kuvis. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
गोंडी
Adjective edit
गोंडी