bhangi

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Bhangi^¹

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From Hindi भंगी (bhaṅgī, “user of bhang”), from भांग (bhāṅg, “hemp”).

noun Bhangis · bhangi · Bhungi · bhungi · bungy · bunghee

India A member of the Bhangi caste, traditionally restricted to cleaning latrines and handling dead bodies

bhangi^²

noun bhangis

Alternative letter-case form of Bhangi At a stroke the bhangis will raise scavenging to a fine art and give it the status it should have had long ago.

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@misc{bhangi_2026,
  title = {bhangi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bhangi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}