gounder means A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
gounder is pronounced /ɡaʊ̯ndə(ɹ)/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil கவுண்டர் (kavuṇṭar, “protector of the country”).
noun
- A title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.“What is intriguing is the poor performance of the party in Karur, another Kongu heartland, where it got only 14,269 votes. Poll observers feel the KNMK had purposefully fielded a weak candidate, R Natarajan, in Karur to help shift their votes to AIADMK's M Thambidurai, a Gounder by caste.”