Bahujan

English

Etymology

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

Bahujan (plural Bahujans)

a person in South Asia that is caste oppressed or a religious minority.

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Translations

Hindi: बहुजन (hi) (bahujan)