Etymology

BIMARU

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Today it means: a person from said states. Full definition →

Hindi बीमार
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  1. Hindi · derived fromबीमार“sick, ill”
  2. English todayBIMARU

Word-play on Hindi बीमार (bīmār, “sick, ill”), coined by Indian demographer Ashish Bose in the 1980s.

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