नसलवादी (nasalvaadii)
adjective/noun
A single-sense word meaning 'racist' -- both as a description of a person and as an adjective for attitudes, policies, or remarks. Built from नसल (nasal, 'race/breed') plus the -वादी (vaadii) suffix that turns a noun into 'one who follows/believes in X' or 'pertaining to X'.
Sense
1
:
racist (describing views, policies, remarks)
adjective
Synonyms: जातिवादी (jaativaadii, often used for caste/ethnic prejudice rather than race)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear नसलवादी (nasalvaadii) most often in news broadcasts and political commentary -- discussions of racism abroad (the US, South Africa, Europe) or of racial discrimination against Indians overseas -- rather than in casual household talk, where caste-based prejudice is more commonly labeled जातिवादी (jaativaadii) or छुआछूत (chhuaachhoot, 'untouchability') instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse नसलवादी (nasalvaadii) with जातिवादी (jaativaadii); the former targets race/ethnicity (often in an international or historical context, e.g. apartheid, colonial attitudes), while जातिवादी (jaativaadii) is the word reached for in everyday Indian conversation about caste-based prejudice. 2) As an invariant adjective, it does not change form before masculine or feminine nouns -- learners familiar with कड़ा-type adjectives may wrongly expect an ending change.
Sample Sentences:
यह टिप्पणी साफ तौर पर नसलवादी है।
This remark is clearly racist.
(yah tippnii saaph taur par nasalvaadii hai।)
पुलिस पर नसलवादी रवैया अपनाने का आरोप लगाया गया।
The police were accused of adopting a racist attitude.
(pulis par nasalvaadii ravaiyaa apnaane kaa aarop lagaayaa gayaa।)
उस देश की आप्रवासन नीति को कई लोग नसलवादी मानते हैं।
Many people consider that country's immigration policy racist.
(us desh kii aaprvaasan niiti ko kaii log nasalvaadii maante hain।)
अगर यह कानून नसलवादी होता, तो अदालत इसे कभी मंज़ूरी नहीं देती।
If this law were racist, the court would never have approved it.
(agar yah kaanoon nasalvaadii hotaa, to adaalat ise kabhii manzoorii nahiin detii।)
क्या उसका बयान नसलवादी था या सिर्फ़ गलत तरीके से समझा गया?
Was his statement racist, or was it just misunderstood?
(kyaa uskaa bayaan nasalvaadii thaa yaa sirf galat tariike se samjhaa gayaa?)
समाचार चैनल पर बहस चल रही थी कि क्या यह विज्ञापन नसलवादी था।
A debate was going on on the news channel about whether this advertisement was racist.
(samaachaar chainal par bahas chal rahii thii ki kyaa yah vigyaapan nasalvaadii thaa।)
कृपया ऐसी नसलवादी भाषा का इस्तेमाल मत कीजिए।
Please do not use such racist language.
(kripyaa aisii nasalvaadii bhaashaa kaa istemaal mat kiijie।)
संगठन ने माँग की कि सभी नसलवादी नीतियाँ रद्द की जाएँ।
The organization demanded that all racist policies be revoked.
(sangthan ne maang kii ki sabhii nasalvaadii niitiyaan radd kii jaaen।)
उस देश में नसलवादी घटनाएँ बढ़ती जा रही हैं।
Racist incidents are increasing in that country.
(us desh men nasalvaadii ghatnaaen badhtii jaa rahii hain।)
उसके नसलवादी बयान की वजह से उसे नौकरी से निकाल दिया गया।
Because of his racist remark, he was fired from his job.
(uske nasalvaadii bayaan kii vajah se use naukrii se nikaal diyaa gayaa।)
Sense
2
:
a racist (person)
noun, masculine/feminine Functions as the same invariant word used substantively -- 'वह एक नसलवादी है (vah ek nasalvaadii hai, "he is a racist")' -- rather than as a separate derived noun form.
Synonyms: जातिवादी (jaativaadii, often used for caste/ethnic prejudice rather than race)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Like many -वादी (vaadii) words in Hindi (राष्ट्रवादी raashtrvaadii 'nationalist', साम्प्रदायिकतावादी saamprdaayiktaavaadii 'communalist'), नसलवादी (nasalvaadii) slides freely between describing a person and describing their belief without changing form -- a pattern worth noticing across this whole word family.
Sample Sentences:
वह आदमी खुला नसलवादी है।
That man is an openly racist person.
(vah aadmii khulaa nasalvaadii hai।)
कुछ लोग उसे नसलवादी मानते हैं।
Some people consider him a racist.
(kuchh log use nasalvaadii maante hain।)
उस पुलिस अफ़सर पर नसलवादी होने का आरोप लगा।
That police officer was accused of being a racist.
(us pulis afsar par nasalvaadii hone kaa aarop lagaa।)
अगर वह सच में नसलवादी होता, तो वह मेरी मदद क्यों करता?
If he were really a racist, why would he help me?
(agar vah sach men nasalvaadii hotaa, to vah merii madad kyon kartaa?)
समाज में नसलवादियों की सोच धीरे-धीरे बदल रही है।
The thinking of racists in society is slowly changing.
(samaaj men nasalvaadiyon kii soch dhiire-dhiire badal rahii hai।)
मत बनो नसलवादी, सबको बराबर समझो।
Don't be a racist, treat everyone as equal.
(mat bano nasalvaadii, sabko baraabar samjho।)
शायद वह नसलवादी न हो, बस उसकी बातें अजीब हैं।
Maybe he isn't a racist, his words are just strange.
(shaayad vah nasalvaadii n ho, bas uskii baaten ajiib hain।)
उस शहर में नसलवादियों के ख़िलाफ़ बड़ा प्रदर्शन हुआ।
A large protest against racists took place in that city.
(us shahar men nasalvaadiyon ke khilaaf badaa pradarshan huaa।)
मीडिया ने उसे नसलवादी करार दिया।
The media declared him a racist.
(miidiyaa ne use nasalvaadii karaar diyaa।)
क्या तुम सच में सोचते हो कि वह नसलवादी है?
Do you really think he is a racist?
(kyaa tum sach men sochte ho ki vah nasalvaadii hai?)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
नसलवादी
(nasalvaadii)
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct):
नसलवादी
(nasalvaadii)
(sg.m/f.oblique):
नसलवादी
(nasalvaadii)
(pl.m/f.direct):
नसलवादियाँ
(nasalvaadiyaan)
(pl.m/f.oblique):
नसलवादियों
(nasalvaadiyon)