mleccha
Syllables: mlec·chaUK/məˈlɛ.tʃə/
mleccha noun: a foreign barbarian in ancient India.
Noun
mleccha (plural mlecchas or mleccha)
mleccha meaning in Malayalam and Punjabi
mleccha in Malayalam
- mleccha, barbarian
- മ്ലേച്ഛൻ mlēcchaṉ, മ്ലേച്ഛ mlēccha
mleccha in Punjabi
- mleccha, barbarian, foreigner
- ਮਲੇਛ malech
Forms of mleccha
| plural | mlecchas |
|---|---|
| plural | mleccha |
| alternative form | malech |
| alternative form | malechh |
| alternative form | maleech |
| alternative form | maleechh |
| alternative form | mlecca |
| alternative form | mlecch |
| alternative form | mlecchh |
| alternative form | mlecchha |
| alternative form | mlech |
| alternative form | mlecha |
| alternative form | mlechcha |
| alternative form | mlechchha |
| alternative form | mlechh |
| alternative form | mlechha |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mlec'ch'a |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mlec'cha |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mlec'ha |
| alternative form (obsolete) | mlecch'a |
Origin of mleccha
Transliteration of Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá). Doublet of Mech.
Words that rhyme with mleccha
Questions about mleccha
- What does mleccha mean?
- Mleccha means a foreign barbarian in ancient India.
- What is mleccha in Malayalam?
- Mleccha in Malayalam is മ്ലേച്ഛൻ (mlēcchaṉ), മ്ലേച്ഛ (mlēccha). See Mleccha meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is mleccha?
- Mleccha is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mleccha?
- Mleccha is pronounced /məˈlɛ.tʃə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mleccha?
- The plural of mleccha is mlecchas.
Words near mleccha in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mleccha (page history and authors); മ്ലേച്ഛ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ਮਲੇਛ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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