Etymology

bhadralok

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Today it means: A member of a class of rich high-caste (Brahmin) landlords in Bengal formed during the British Raj. Full definition →

Bengali ভদ্রলোক
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The story

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromভদ্রলোক“gentleman”
  2. English todaybhadralok

Borrowed from Bengali ভদ্রলোক (bhodrolōk, “gentleman”), from Sanskrit भद्र (bhadra) + लोक (loka).

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