"maulana" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maulanas [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā). The Indian slang usage of the term for any Muslim person was derived from a stereotype, especially towards Muslims who look stereotypical (beard, robes, and skullcap). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|مَوْلَانَا}} Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā), {{root|en|ar|و ل ي}} [Template:root] Head templates: {{en-noun}} maulana (plural maulanas)
  1. (Islam) A religious scholar, especially in Central and South Asia. Categories (topical): Islam, Hindutva, Islamism, People
    Sense id: en-maulana-en-noun-5AJ6AxNo Disambiguation of Hindutva: 79 21 Disambiguation of Islamism: 63 37 Disambiguation of People: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (India, Islam, Internet slang, religious slur) A Muslim person in general, especially an extreme conservative. Tags: India, Internet, slur Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-maulana-en-noun-IeHZ5zPk Categories (other): English religious slurs, Indian English Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: maulvi, mawla

Inflected forms

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