dálita

See also: dalita, dalīta, and dalītā

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दलित (dalita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.li.tɐ/

  • Rhymes: -alitɐ
  • Hyphenation: dá‧li‧ta

Noun

dálita m or f by sense (plural dálitas)

  1. dalit (outcasts within traditional Hindu society, falling outside the fourfold varna system, historically often segregated and/or occupying unprestigious jobs involving cleaning or handling of waste or remains)

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