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Kunbi

Kunbi noun: any of several castes of traditional farmers in western India.

Noun

Kunbi (plural Kunbis or Kunbi)

  1. Any of several castes of traditional farmers in western India.
  2. A member of this caste.
    • ‘My people are Kunbis. Kunbi simply means peasant, and all the people here were Kunbis once.’2023, Devika Rege, Quarterlife, Dialogue Books (2025), page 140

Forms of Kunbi

pluralKunbis
pluralKunbi
alternative formKanbi
alternative form (obsolete)Koonbee
alternative form (obsolete)Kunbee

Origin of Kunbi

Borrowed from Marathi कुणबी (kuṇbī).

Questions about Kunbi

What does Kunbi mean?
Kunbi means any of several castes of traditional farmers in western India.
What part of speech is Kunbi?
Kunbi is a noun.
What is the plural of Kunbi?
The plural of Kunbi is Kunbis.

Words near Kunbi in the dictionary

  1. Kunashiri
  2. Kunat
  3. Kunath
  4. Kunaths
  5. Kunbee
  6. Kunbi
  7. Kunbis
  8. Kunc
  9. Kunce
  10. Kunces
  11. Kunda

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