Khond
[kond]
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noun
a member of an outcaste Dravidian people of the state of Odisha in eastern India.
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A Khond has been known to ruin himself for the sake of his friend.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The Malayan and Khond figures are especially noteworthy, but are not free from the suspicion of influence from higher religions.
Introduction to the History of ReligionsCrawford Howell Toy
Khond women wear a red or parti-coloured skirt reaching the knee, the neck and bosom being left bare.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
If the adulterer is a Khond, he gets off with payment of the buffalo, which is slaughtered for the entertainment of the village.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The Khond is a beef eater, but a curious custom prevails in some parts, that a married woman must abstain from the flesh of a cow.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston