Etymograph

English

Harijan

Harijan comes from Hindi हरिजन, and goes back to Gujarati હરિજન.

  1. Gujaratimodernહરિજન
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentहरिजनliterally ‘Children of God’
  3. EnglishtodayHarijan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Gujaratimodernહરિજન
  2. Hindic. 1500–presentहरिजनliterally ‘Children of God’
  3. EnglishtodayHarijan

The story

Borrowed from Hindi हरिजन (harijan, literally “Children of God”). Coined by Narsinh Mehta, a Gujarati Bhakti poet, in the 15th century and popularized by Mahatma Gandhi as an alternative to the term Dalit.

Every English word from Gujarati હરિજન

Today it means

noun Synonym of Dalit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Gujarati હરિજન / Harijan

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