हरिजन

Hindi

Etymology

Coined by Indian social reformer Gandhi in 1932; a Sanskritic formation from हरि (hari, “God”) +‎ जन (jan, “people”), literally “children of God”.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾɪ.d͡ʒən/, [ɦɐ.ɾɪ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

हरिजन • (harijan) m (Urdu spelling ہرجن)

1. (derogatory, now proscribed, rare) synonym of दलित (dalit): Harijans

Declension

Declension of हरिजन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हरिजन harijan	हरिजन harijan
oblique	हरिजन harijan	हरिजनों harijanõ
vocative	हरिजन harijan	हरिजनो harijano

Descendants

• → Bengali: হরিজন (horijon)
• → Gujarati: હરિજન (harijan)
• → English: Harijan
• → Marathi: हरिजन (harijan)
• → Odia: ହରିଜନ (hôrijônô)
• → Tamil: ஹரிஜனம் (harijaṉam)