Jangli
/ˈdʒʌŋ.li/noun
An Indian English and South Asian term meaning wild, uncivilized, or associated with the jungle.
Did you know?Jangli is a South Asian form related to jungle, whose deeper Sanskrit source could describe uncultivated or wild land rather than dense tropical forest specifically.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
jaṅgala
“Wild, uncultivated, or arid land; wilderness”
Middle Indo-Aryan
Prakrit
jaṅgala
“Wilderness or uninhabited country”
Medieval period
Hindi
jaṅgal
“Forest, jungle, or wild land”
Medieval period
Hindi
jaṅglī
“Wild, forest-dwelling, or uncivilized”
18th–19th Century
Anglo-Indian English
jungli/jangli
“A person or thing regarded as wild or uncivilized”
Modern English
English
jangli
“A South Asian or Indian English adjective meaning wild or jungle-associated”