kalarとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Burmese ကုလား (ku.la:).

名詞

kalar (plural kalars)

1. (slang, ethnic slur, religious slur, offensive) Burmese people of South Asian origin, especially Bengali, Rohingya, or any Muslim of South Asian or Middle Eastern origin.
   • 2020 April 22, Aung (pseudonym), “How the word 'kalar' is a depressing indictment of Myanmar society”, in Myanmar Mix:

     I was bullied during middle school, called a gorilla and kalar. The word degrades, discriminates, and segregates people with darker skin, a broad-brush stroke of hate against those of Indian and Middle Eastern origin, and a contemptuous term used increasingly for Muslims.

アナグラム

• Kalra, kraal, Larak, Karla