Gond
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Gond
First recorded in 1810–15; from Hindi, from Sanskirit goṇḍa “fleshy navel, person having a fleshy navel, Gond”
Example Sentences
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Most of them belong to the indigenous Gond and Kol tribes, who live along the edge of forests and depend on farming for a living.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
“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 • Dec. 20, 2022
His uncle responded with half-closed eyes, delivering a brief but comprehensive oral history of the Gond kings, with the clear implication that his nephew was a bit of a good-for-nothing.
From New York Times • May 21, 2017
OK, it’s one of the two ancient continents that existed on Earth 180 million years ago and it’s named after the modern-day Gond people of central Asia, so there’s some science to it.
From Time • Mar. 13, 2014
I shall never forget that night as I crouched by the road beside Baghni, waiting for the little Gond with his Goru.
From The Sa'-Zada Tales by Fraser, William Alexander
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