Kurmi

noun

Kur·​mi

ˈku̇rmē

variants or less commonly Kumni

ˈku̇mnē

or Kunbi

ˈku̇mbē,

-u̇nbē

plural -s

: a member of an important agricultural caste distributed throughout India with the exception of the extreme south

Word History

Etymology

Hindi Kurmi

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