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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/,
Noun
हरिजन • (harijan) m (Urdu spelling ہرجن)
- (derogatory, now proscribed, rare) synonym of दलित (dalit): Harijans
Declension
Declension of हरिजन (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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हरिजन
harijan
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हरिजन
harijan
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| oblique
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हरिजन
harijan
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हरिजनों
harijanõ
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| vocative
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हरिजन
harijan
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हरिजनो
harijano
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Descendants