Meanings
nounBhumij pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA Munda ethnic group of India.
proper noun
- A Munda language spoken by the people in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and West Bengal.
Origin
People living in the Bhum region, i.e., Singhbhum, Dhalbhum, Manbhum, Barabhum, Sikharbhum, and other areas.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ভূমিজ
- ভূমিজ (bhumij)language
Hindi भूमिज
- भूमिज (bhūmij)language
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