नसलवाद (nasalvaad)
noun
A single-sense borrowing-plus-native-suffix noun meaning 'racism, racialism' -- the ideology or system of prejudice based on race, not a single act of prejudice.
Sense
1
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racism (the ideology/system, not a single act)
noun, masculine Formed from नसल (nasal, 'race, breed') plus the abstract-ideology suffix -वाद (-vaad), the same pattern seen in साम्यवाद (saamyvaad, 'communism') and राष्ट्रवाद (raashtrvaad, 'nationalism').
Synonyms: जातिवाद (jaativaad, often used loosely for both caste and race prejudice), रंगभेद (rangbhed, specifically color-based/apartheid-style discrimination)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word shows up mainly in news broadcasts, op-eds, and classroom discussions of global politics (American, South African, or European racism) rather than in everyday household chat, since India's own internal discrimination talk is more often channeled through जातिवाद (jaativaad, casteism) or साम्प्रदायिकता (saamprdaayiktaa, communalism). Recognizing this word helps you follow serious news Hindi even before you're fluent in casual speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes reach for जातिवाद (jaativaad) to mean 'racism,' but जातिवाद (jaativaad) usually points at caste-based prejudice within Indian society, while नसलवाद (nasalvaad) is the word reached for when discussing race in the international or foreign-context sense (e.g. discrimination against Black or Asian people abroad). 2) It is an abstract mass noun, so it is not pluralized or used with a counter the way an English speaker might expect when talking about 'racist incidents.'
Sample Sentences:
अमेरिका में नसलवाद अभी भी एक गंभीर समस्या है।
Racism is still a serious problem in America.
(amerikaa men nasalvaad abhii bhii ek gambhiir samasyaa hai।)
दक्षिण अफ्रीका में नसलवाद के खिलाफ लंबा संघर्ष चला।
In South Africa, a long struggle was waged against racism.
(dakshin aphriikaa men nasalvaad ke khilaaph lambaa sangharsh chalaa।)
आज के कार्यक्रम में हम नसलवाद पर चर्चा करेंगे।
In today's program, we will discuss racism.
(aaj ke kaaryakram men ham nasalvaad par charchaa karenge।)
कई देशों में नसलवाद को कानून द्वारा अपराध घोषित किया गया है।
In many countries, racism has been declared a crime by law.
(kaii deshon men nasalvaad ko kaanoon dvaaraa apraadh ghoshit kiyaa gayaa hai।)
अगर समाज में शिक्षा फैले, तो नसलवाद धीरे-धीरे कम हो सकता है।
If education spreads in society, racism can gradually decrease.
(agar samaaj men shikshaa phaile, to nasalvaad dhiire-dhiire kam ho saktaa hai।)
काश दुनिया से नसलवाद पूरी तरह खत्म हो जाता।
If only racism would completely disappear from the world.
(kaash duniyaa se nasalvaad poorii tarah khatm ho jaataa।)
प्राध्यापक ने छात्रों से कहा कि नसलवाद के इतिहास को समझना ज़रूरी है।
The professor told the students that it is necessary to understand the history of racism.
(praadhyaapak ne chhaatron se kahaa ki nasalvaad ke itihaas ko samajhnaa zaroorii hai।)
नसलवाद के खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाना हर नागरिक का कर्तव्य है।
Raising one's voice against racism is every citizen's duty.
(nasalvaad ke khilaaph aavaaz uthaanaa har naagrik kaa kartavy hai।)
पत्रकार वर्षों से यूरोप में बढ़ते नसलवाद पर रिपोर्ट कर रहा है।
The journalist has been reporting on rising racism in Europe for years.
(patrkaar varshon se yoorop men badhte nasalvaad par riport kar rahaa hai।)
नसलवाद का सामना करना आसान नहीं होता।
Confronting racism is not easy.
(nasalvaad kaa saamnaa karnaa aasaan nahiin hotaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
नसलवाद
(nasalvaad)
(sg.m.oblique):
नसलवाद
(nasalvaad)
(pl.m.direct):
नसलवाद
(nasalvaad)
(pl.m.oblique):
नसलवादों
(nasalvaadon)