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noun
a Hindu person from Bangladesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Bangladesh, South-Asia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
Qualifier: Bangladeshi politics
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a Hindu person in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South-Asia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
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History
From Bengali মালাউন (malaun, “cursed”), which is from Arabic مَلْعُون (malʕūn), ultimately from the root ل ع ن (l ʕ n).
