mleccha in English

IPA: /məˈlɛ.tʃə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -ɛtʃə Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá). Doublet of Mech. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|म्ले॒च्छ}} Transliteration of Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá), {{doublet|en|Mech}} Doublet of Mech Head templates: {{en-noun|+,*}} mleccha (plural mlecchas or mleccha), {{tlb|en|derogatory}} (derogatory) Forms: mlecchas [plural], mleccha [plural], malech [alternative], malechh [alternative], maleech [alternative], maleechh [alternative], mlecca [alternative], mlecch [alternative], mlecchh [alternative], mlecchha [alternative], mlech [alternative], mlecha [alternative], mlechcha [alternative], mlechchha [alternative], mlechh [alternative], mlechha [alternative], mlec'ch'a [alternative, obsolete], mlec'cha [alternative, obsolete], mlec'ha [alternative, obsolete], mlecch'a [alternative, obsolete], mlecch'ha [alternative, obsolete], mlech'a [alternative, obsolete], mlech'ch'ha [alternative, obsolete], mlech'cha [alternative, obsolete], mlech'ha [alternative, obsolete], mlechch'a [alternative, obsolete], mlechch'ha [alternative, obsolete]

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}

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"mleccha" meaning in English

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