jungli

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English

Noun

jungli (plural junglis)

  1. (India) An inhabitant of the jungle or wild forest.
    • 1964, Cecilie Leslie, The Rope Bridge, page 28:
      You are a jungli. We ought to send you to England to be civilized.
    • 2018, Vaijayanta Anand, Geeta Balakrishnan, Purnima George, Community Practices in India: Lessons from the Grassroots, page 66:
      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.