Etymograph

English

Gounder

Gounder comes from Tamil கவுண்டர் ‘protector of the country’, and goes back to ಗವುಂಡ.

  1. Tamilmodernಗವುಂಡ
  2. Tamil, derivedmodernகவுண்டர்kavuṇṭar‘protector of the country’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009Gounder

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Tamilmodernಗವುಂಡ
  2. Tamil, derivedmodernகவுண்டர்kavuṇṭar‘protector of the country’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2009Gounder

Earliest quotation: 2009, Jayaraj Sivan, Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties: “What is intriguing is the poor performance of the…”

Every English word from Tamil ಗವುಂಡ

Today it means

noun A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tamil ಗವುಂಡ / Gounder

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