মালাউন

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • মালওয়ান (malōẇan)
  • মালু (malu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَلْعُون (malʕūn, “cursed”), ultimately from the root ل ع ن (l ʕ n). Doublet of লানত (lanot).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /malau̯n/, [ˈmalau̯n]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /malau̯n/, [ˈmalau̯n]

Noun

মালাউন • (malaun)

  1. (offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Hindu person from Bangladesh.
  2. (offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Hindu person in general.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: malaun
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