jungli

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:

     [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.