Dalit
/ˈdɑːlɪt/
Dalit noun: a member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
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 fight for a further identity of the Dalits, holding that they were neither Hindus nor Muslims.
- Synonyms:
- untouchable
Dalit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Dalit in Hindi
- person regarded as outcaste
- दलित dalit
Dalit in Tamil
- person regarded as outcaste
- தலித் talit, தளிதன் taḷitaṉ
Dalit in Marathi
- person regarded as outcaste
- दलित dalit
Dalit in Urdu
- person regarded as outcaste
- دلت
More languagesFewer languages
- Dalit in Bengali
- দলিত dolito
- Dalit in Telugu
- దళితుడు daḷituḍu, దళితురాలు daḷiturālu
- Dalit in Malayalam
- ദളിതൻ daḷitaṉ
- Dalit in Kannada
- ದಲಿತ dalita
- Dalit in Punjabi
- ਦਲਿਤ dalit, دلت dlt
- Dalit in Gujarati
- દલિત dalit
- Dalit in Odia
- ଦଳିତ daḷita
- Dalit in Nepali
- दलित dalit
- Dalit in Persian
- دالیت dâlit
Synonyms of Dalit
Forms of Dalit
| plural | Dalits |
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Origin of Dalit
Borrowed from Marathi दलित (dalit, “oppressed”), from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, destroyed”).
Questions about Dalit
- What does Dalit mean?
- Dalit means a member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
- What is Dalit in Hindi?
- Dalit in Hindi is दलित (dalit). See Dalit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Dalit?
- Dalit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Dalit?
- Dalit is pronounced /ˈdɑːlɪt/.
- What is the plural of Dalit?
- The plural of Dalit is Dalits.
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Source and license
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