bangla
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Bengali:
বাংলা
baṅla
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English:
Bangladeshi
Detailed etymology
definitions
noun
- (derogatory, racist) ethnic slur for a Bangladeshi person, or other dark-skinned person of South Asian descent.
- Bengali (the language, people, or ethnicity), or the region where Bengali is spoken.
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adjective
- (derogatory) Bangladeshi, or of or relating to dark-skinned people of South Asian descent, such as in the phrase bangla worker referring to Bangladeshi foreign workers.
- (derogatory, racist) of or relating to Bangladesh, India, and other South Asian ethnicities, cultures, languages, etc. in general
- Bengali, or of or relating to the region where Bengali is spoken.
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usage notes
Due to the nuance between the offensive ethnic slur and the genuine use of the term as a synonym for "Bengali", careful and sensitive use is necessary, or otherwise the alternative terms "Bengali" or "Bangladeshi".