Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, a name given by Gandhi to the Dalits, literally children of God); equivalent to হরি (hori) +‎ জন (jon).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɦɔ.ɾi.dʒɔn/, [ˈɦɔ.ɾi.dʒɔn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɦɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn/, [ˈɦɔ.ɹi.dʑɔn]
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    • (East Rāṛha) IPA(key): [ˈhoɾiˌd͡ʒoˑn]

Noun edit

হরিজন (horijon)

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