malaun

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noun

a Hindu person from Bangladesh and India.

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nounmalaun (plural malauns)

plural malauns · alternative maluan

  1. BangladeshSouth AsiaderogatoryethnicoffensiveslurBangladeshi politicsgovernmenta Hindu person from Bangladesh and India.

    And then there comes the word ‘Malaun.’ For many Bangladeshi Muslims, Malaun is synonymous to Hindu. Owing to the wide usage of the word since the Partition of 1947, especially after the birth of Bangladesh in 1971, people have almost forgotten Malaun is a derogatory word.

    2017, WIO Newshttps://www.wionews.com/south-asia/neighbours-but-not-loved-15026
  2. BangladeshIndiaPakistanSouth Asiaderogatoryethnicoffensiveslura Hindu person in general.

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  1. Arabicمَلْعُون
  2. Bengaliমালাউন“cursed”
  3. Englishmalaun

From Bengali মালাউন (malaun, “cursed”), which is from Arabic مَلْعُون (malʕūn), ultimately from the root ل ع ن (l ʕ n).

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APA

malaun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaun

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“malaun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malaun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malaun.

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