छुआछूत

Hindi

Etymology

From छुआ (chuā, “touched”) +‎ अछूत (achūt, “untouchable”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰʊ.ɑː.t͡ʃʰuːt̪/, [t͡ʃʰʊ.äː.t͡ʃʰuːt̪]

Noun

छुआछूत • (chuāchūt) f

touching that which is religiously untouchable
Synonym: अस्पृश्यता (aspŕśyatā)
contact between सवर्ण (savarṇ) and untouchable members of society
(by extension) religiously impure conduct
(literally) to touch or not to touch; contemplation on touchability/untouchability
यह छुआछूत की बात नहीं है
yah chuāchūt kī bāt nahī̃ hai
this is not a matter of touchability or untouchability

Declension

Declension of *छुआछूत* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतें chuāchūtẽ
oblique	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतों chuāchūtõ
vocative	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतो chuāchūto

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छुआछूत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press