Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown sahib

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
brown sahib
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Indian sycophant acting on behalf of the British.

Indian usage; Derogatory

Etymology

From (ethnic slur) brown (“South Asian”) and sahib (“a term of respect for a white European in colonial India”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

brown sahibs (plural)

Phrases

Macaulay's children sarkari Muslim

Frequently Paired Words

raita Jaichand Macaulay's children sarkari Muslim

Questions

What does brown sahib mean?
An Indian sycophant acting on behalf of the British.
Where does brown sahib come from?
From (ethnic slur) brown (“South Asian”) and sahib (“a term of respect for a white European in colonial India”).

How to pronounce brown sahib

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