Kunbi

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noun

Any of several castes of traditional farmers in western India.

OriginMarathi कुणबी →
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Meanings

nounKunbi (plural Kunbis or Kunbi)

plural Kunbis · alternative Kanbi · alternative obsolete Koonbee · alternative obsolete Kunbee

  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

Origin

  1. Marathiकुणबी
  2. EnglishKunbi

Borrowed from Marathi कुणबी (kuṇbī).

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Anagrams

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