Bahujan
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुजन (bahujana) / Pali bahujana (“majority”) as caste oppressed people are the majority of the population. The term was popularized by anti-caste social activists.
Noun
[edit]Bahujan (plural Bahujans)
- a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.