Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kalar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
kalar
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin.

Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Burmese ကုလား (ku.la:).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ကုလား

Usage

Inflected Forms

kalars (plural)

Questions

What does kalar mean?
Burmese-language slur for Muslims living in Myanmar of Bangladeshi and Rohingya origins, mocking them for their black-colored dark skin.
Where does kalar come from?
From Burmese ကုလား (ku.la:).

How to pronounce kalar

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