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jungli

jungli noun: an inhabitant of the jungle or wild forest.

Noun

jungli (plural junglis)

  1. (India) An inhabitant of the jungle or wild forest.
    • You are a jungli. We ought to send you to England to be civilized.1964, Cecilie Leslie, The Rope Bridge, page 28
    • [T]he legendary Adivasi leader Jaipal Singh Munda who came to represent the tribals not just of his native plateau, but also of all of India, said,
      As a jungli, as an Adibasi, I am not expected to understand the legal intricacies of the Resolution.2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66

Forms of jungli

pluraljunglis

Questions about jungli

What does jungli mean?
Jungli means an inhabitant of the jungle or wild forest.
What part of speech is jungli?
Jungli is a noun.
What is the plural of jungli?
The plural of jungli is junglis.

Words near jungli in the dictionary

  1. Jungleterry
  2. jungleward
  3. junglewards
  4. junglewear
  5. junglewood
  6. jungli
  7. junglier
  8. jungliest
  9. junglis
  10. junglism
  11. junglist

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