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kalar

kalar noun: burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin.

Noun

kalar (plural kalars)

  1. (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) Burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin.
    • I was bullied during middle school, called a gorilla and kalar. The word degrades, discriminates, and segregates people with darker skin, a broad-brush stroke of hate against those of Indian and Middle Eastern origin, and a contemptuous term used increasingly for Muslims.2020 April 22, Aung (pseudonym), “How the word 'kalar' is a depressing indictment of Myanmar society”, in Myanmar Mix

Forms of kalar

pluralkalars

Origin of kalar

From Burmese ကုလား (ku.la:).

Questions about kalar

What does kalar mean?
Kalar means burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin.
What part of speech is kalar?
Kalar is a noun.
What is the plural of kalar?
The plural of kalar is kalars.

Words near kalar in the dictionary

  1. Kalapooians
  2. Kalapuya
  3. Kalapuyan
  4. Kalapuyans
  5. Kalapuyas
  6. kalar
  7. kalarippayattu
  8. Kalaru
  9. Kalas
  10. kalasa
  11. Kalasan

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