બહુજન

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Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit बहुजन (bahujana) / Pali bahujana.

The second sense gained popularity through the efforts of anti-caste social activists such as B.R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule, as Scheduled Caste and Bahujan writers have suggested that caste opressed folks constituted 70 percent of the population.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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બહુજન (bahujann

  1. the community; the people, masses

Noun

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બહુજન (bahujanm

  1. Bahujan (a caste oppressed person)