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]

  Audio:

  (file)

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn/, [hɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn]

  Audio:

  (file)

  • (East Rāṛha) IPA^(key): [ˈhoɾiˌd͡ʒoˑn]

Noun

হরিজন • (horijon)

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