mlecchaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• malech, malechh, maleech, maleechh, mlecca, mlecch, mlecchh, mlecchha, mlech, mlecha, mlechcha, mlechchha, mlechh, mlechha
• mlec'ch'a, mlec'cha, mlec'ha, mlecch'a, mlecch'ha, mlech'a, mlech'ch'ha, mlech'cha, mlech'ha, mlechch'a, mlechch'ha (obsolete)

語源

Transliteration of Sanskrit म्ले॒च्छ (mlecchá). Doublet of Mech.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /məˈlɛ.tʃə/
• 韻: -ɛtʃə
• ハイフネーション: mlec‧cha

名詞

mleccha (plural mlecchas or mleccha) (derogatory)

1. (historical) A foreign barbarian in ancient India.
2. A foreigner; especially one who is not Hindu.

   Hypernym: foreigner

   Near-synonym: barbarian

関連する語

Further reading

• “mleccha”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “mlechchha”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Mleccha, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “mleccha”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.