হরিজন

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, a name given by Gandhi to the Dalits, literally “children of God”); equivalent to হরি (hori) +‎ জন (jon).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /hɔ.ɾi.d͡ʒɔn/, [hɔ.ɾi.d͡ʒɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /hɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn/, [hɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn]
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    • (East Rāṛha) IPA(key): [ˈhoɾiˌd͡ʒoˑn]

Noun

হরিজন • (horijon)

  1. (derogatory, now obsolete) synonym of দলিত (dolito): Harijans
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