An official and widely used Hindi-derived term in India meaning a disabled person, coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 as a respectful alternative to older terms.
An official and widely used Hindi-derived term in India meaning a disabled person, coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 as a respectful alternative to older terms. Literally meaning 'one whose limbs are divinely gifted,' the term was intended to frame disability positively. Reception has been mixed — some find it empowering, others feel it romanticizes disability.
The government's new policy set aside a percentage of public sector roles specifically for divyang candidates.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(India) A disabled person.
(euphemistic, often, _, humorously, or, pejoratively so, except, _, India, and, Philippines) Disabled or handicapped.
Indian derogatory slang for an unsophisticated villager or rural person, roughly equivalent to 'hick', 'bumpkin', or 'redneck'. The term is used by urban Indians to mock those perceived as naive, backward, or out of touch with city life. It carries class contempt and urban-rural condescension, and can be quite cutting when aimed at someone trying to navigate an unfamiliar urban environment.
A word used across South Asia — particularly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh — for a medical clinic or dispensary. Derived from Persian, it combines dava (medicine) with khana (house), literally meaning 'medicine house.' A davakhana can range from a small village dispensary to a modest urban clinic, and the word carries a practical, no-frills feel. It's deeply embedded in everyday speech across the subcontinent, used casually the way English speakers might say 'the clinic' or 'the doctor's.'
(India) A disabled person.