হালাম

See also: হারাম, হালাক, and হালাল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Kokborok halam, which is ultimately from Kukish riam.

Noun

হালাম • (halam) (objective হালাম (halam) or হালামকে (halamke), genitive হালামের (halamer), locative হালামে (halame))

Halam, a tribal ethnic group located in northeastern India and Bangladesh.
A member of the Halam tribe
হালামরা বিলাতী আমলে বাংলাদেশে এসেছিল।
halamra bilati amôle baṅgladeśe eśechilô.
The Halams came to Bangladesh in the British period.

References

Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, Jengcham, Subhash হালাম - বাংলাপিডিয়া, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

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