हरिजन
Hindi
editEtymology
editCoined by Indian social reformer Gandhi in 1932; a Sanskritic formation from हरि (hari, “God”) + जन (jan, “people”), literally “children of God”.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editहरिजन • (harijan) m (Urdu spelling ہرجن)
- (derogatory, now proscribed, rare) synonym of दलित (dalit): Harijans
Declension
editDeclension of हरिजन (masc cons-stem)
Descendants
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