chuhra

English

Alternative forms

• churha

Etymology

From Hindustani چُوہْڑا (cūhṛā) / चूहड़ा (cūhṛā).

Noun

chuhra (plural chuhras)

1. A member of the Chuhra caste in India
2. (India, Pakistan, offensive) Any lower-caste person.
3. (Pakistan, Christianity, ethnic slur, religious slur, offensive) A Hindu or (especially) a Christian convert from a lower caste.
   • 2018, Kamran Chaundhry, UCA News[1]

     "During a heated discussion of the budget, Abbasi called me churha (low caste). This is an insult to all religious minorities in Pakistan. His leader is also prejudiced. We only accept a Pakistan where there is no discrimination of color, cast [sic] or faith," said Tariq Gill, the Christian parliamentary secretary for human rights and minorities.

See also

• Bhangi (another name used by the Chuhra caste, later also used as a slur against lower-caste people)
• Isai, Saai (Pakistani slur against Christians, meaning "people of Jesus" but also as "labourer" or "sweeper")
• malaun (Bangladeshi slur against local Hindus)
• rice bag (Indian slur against local Christians)