Adivasi
noun
Adivasi is spelled A-D-I-V-A-S-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Adivasi means “A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Adivasi is Adivasis.
How many letters and syllables are in Adivasi?
| Letters | 7: A-D-I-V-A-S-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Adivasi?
Adivasi appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of Adivasi
- Adivasis plural
- Adibasi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Adivasi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia.
These new set of decisions may or may not be put into operation, but the process of constructing suspicion and othering of the Jummas is already in place. Jummas cannot be called “adibashis", Jummas cannot be recognised in the constitution,
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adivasi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of the tribal groups considered the aboriginal population of South Asia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | adivasi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Adivasi come from?
From New Sanskrit आदिवासी (ādivāsī).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).