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mlecchas

mlecchas is the plural of mleccha.

Meaning of mleccha

Noun

mleccha (plural mlecchas or mleccha)

  1. (derogatory, historical) A foreign barbarian in ancient India.
  2. (derogatory) A foreigner; especially one who is not Hindu.
    • Near-synonym: barbarian

Questions about mlecchas

What is mlecchas the plural of?
Mlecchas is the plural of mleccha.

Words near mlecchas in the dictionary

  1. mldgs.
  2. MLDs
  3. MLE
  4. mlecch
  5. mleccha
  6. mlecchas
  7. mlecches
  8. mlecchs
  9. mlech
  10. mlech'ha
  11. mlech'has

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