Gounder
/ɡaʊ̯ndə(ɹ)/
Gounder noun: a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Noun
Gounder (plural Gounders)
- A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- What is intriguing is the poor performance of the party in Karur, another Kongu heartland, where it got only 14,269 votes. Poll observers feel the KNMK had purposefully fielded a weak candidate, R Natarajan, in Karur to help shift their votes to AIADMK's M Thambidurai, a Gounder by caste.2009 May 21, Jayaraj Sivan, “Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties”, in The Times of India, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2012
- DMK’s Coimbatore district secretary and former Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy said there was a wrong impression that the KNMK could bring the entire Gounder community under its fold. As a region dominated by Gounders, it was only natural that the members of the community would be spread across all...2013 December 29, K. V. Prasad, “KNMK, a sub-regional party at the crossroads”, in The Hindu, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2013
Examples of Gounder in a sentence
- Palanisamy said there was a wrong impression that the KNMK could bring the entire Gounder community under its fold.2013 December 29, K. V. Prasad, “KNMK, a sub-regional party at the crossroads”, in The Hindu, archived from the original on 31 Dec 2013:
- Other families are of upper-caste Gounders and various Hindu communities.2017 June 23, Shaju Philip, “A marriage sharpens caste divide in Kerala village”, in The Indian Express, archived from the original on 12...
Forms of Gounder
| plural | Gounders |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Goundar |
| alternative form | Gavundar |
| alternative form | Kounder |
| alternative form | Koundar |
| alternative form | Kavundar |
Origin of Gounder
Borrowed from Tamil கவுண்டர் (kavuṇṭar, “protector of the country”).
Questions about Gounder
- What does Gounder mean?
- Gounder means a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- How do you use Gounder in a sentence?
- Palanisamy said there was a wrong impression that the KNMK could bring the entire Gounder community under its fold.
- What part of speech is Gounder?
- Gounder is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Gounder?
- Gounder is pronounced /ɡaʊ̯ndə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of Gounder?
- The plural of Gounder is Gounders.
Words near Gounder in the dictionary
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