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mlechch'a

mlechch'a is the obsolete form 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

Forms of mlechch'a

pluralmlechch'as
pluralmlechch'a

Origin of mlechch'a

Borrowed from Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá).

Questions about mlechch'a

What is mlechch'a the obsolete form of?
Mlechch'a is the obsolete form of mleccha.

Words near mlechch'a in the dictionary

  1. mlecches
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  3. mlech
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mlechch'a (page history and authors); mleccha (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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