jungli
English
Noun
jungli (plural junglis)
- (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)
- [T]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.
- [T]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,
- 1964, Cecilie Leslie, The Rope Bridge (page 28)