Definition
Historically in India, a person of the lowest social rank who performed manual labor like sanitation work; now considered a derogatory term.
Etymology
From Hindi/Marathi 'bhangi', possibly from Sanskrit root 'bhang' meaning to break or shatter. The term emerged during India's caste system to designate those assigned the most undesirable tasks.
Kelly Says
This word is a powerful example of how language reflects—and enforced—social hierarchies: certain people were literally named by their lowest-status job, which became hereditary and written into society.
Translations
BNবাংলা
স্বচ্ছতা
shw-chch-ta-ta
CSČeština
čistič
chish-teech
DADansk
rengøringsmand
ren-goer-ing-mand
DEDeutsch
Kehrmann
kehr-man
ELΕλληνικά
καθαριστής
ka-tha-ris-tis
ESEspañol
barrendero
bah-ren-deh-roh
FAفارسی
پاککننده
paak-khoo-neh
FISuomi
siivooja
see-voo-jah
FRFrançais
balayeur
ba-lay-yur
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HUMagyar
tisztító
tee-sh-tee-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyapu sampah
pe-nya-pu sam-pah
ITItaliano
spazzino
spa-tzee-noh
JA日本語
清掃員
せいそういん (seiso-in)
MSBahasa Melayu
pembantu
pem-ban-too
MYမြန်မာ
လုပ်ငန်း
lo-ng-an
NLNederlands
schoonmaker
schoon-ma-ker
NONorsk
rengjører
ren-jyo-rer
PLPolski
sprzątacz
spzh-an-tach
PTPortuguês
faxineiro
fa-shee-nay-roh
RORomână
curățtor
cu-ra-t-tor
RUРусский
собиратель мусора
so-bi-ra-tel mu-so-ra
SVSvenska
städare
stah-dare
SWKiswahili
mkulima
m-koo-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தம்
sooth-tham
THไทย
คนเก็บขยะ
kon-gep-kha-ya
TLTL
tagapaglinis
ta-ga-pa-glin-is
UKУкраїнська
прибиральник
pri-bra-l-nik
URاردو
کھانے والا
kha-nay-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người thu gom rác
ngoo-ee thu gom rat
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee