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