Munda

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proper noun

An Austroasiatic language family of central and eastern India and Bangladesh, including the languages of Ho, Mundari, Santali, and others.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Austroasiatic language family of central and eastern India and Bangladesh, including the languages of Ho, Mundari, Santali, and others.
nounMunda (plural Mundas or Munda)

plural Mundas

  1. Any member of the indigenous people who speak one of the Munda languages.

Origin

From a name in Munda, coined by philologist Max Müller to distinguish the family from Dravidian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

maundDumanmanduMudanunmaddunamundam
Cite this entry
APA

Munda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munda

MLA

“Munda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munda. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Munda,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Munda.

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