kalar

English

From Burmese ကုလား (ku.la:)

Noun

kalar (plural kalars)

1. (slang, ethnic slur, religious slur, offensive) Burmese people of South Asian origin, especially Bengali, Rohingya, or any South Asian Muslim.
   • 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.