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

• কাফের (kapher)

Descendants

• → English: malaun