గోండీ

Gondi
Other scripts
Devanagari गोंडी
Telugu గోండీ (gōṇḍī)
Odia గోండీ (gōṇḍī)
Gunjala గోండీ (gōṇḍī)
Masaram గోండీ (gōṇḍī)

Etymology

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 and Kondas, another Dravidian people group.

Proper noun

గోండీ (gōṇḍī)

  1. Gondi language
    Synonyms: కోయ్తోర్ (kōytōr), కోయ్ (kōy)

Adjective

గోండీ (gōṇḍī)

  1. Gondi
    Synonyms: గోండ్ (gōṇḍ), కోయ్తోర్ (kōytōr), కోయ్ (kōy)

Telugu

Proper noun

గోండీ • (gōṇḍī) ?

  1. Gondi (a Dravidian language in India)
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