Dalit
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English
Etymology
From Hindi दलित (dalit, “downtrodden, oppressed”), from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, scattered”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Dalit (plural Dalits)
- A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
- Jogendra Nath Mandal was the first leader to have ever fought for a further identity of the Dalits, holding that they are nor Hindus nor Muslims.
Synonyms
- See untouchable
Translations
person regarded as outcaste
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See also
References
- “Dalit”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “Dalit”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “Dalit” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.