Dictionary

Dalit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɑːlɪt/
• /ˈdʌlɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi दलित (dalit, “oppressed”), from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, destroyed”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Relateds

Harijan · Adivasi

Synonyms

untouchable

Translations (32)

de Dalit (person regarded as outcaste) · te దళితుడు (person regarded as outcaste) · ml ദളിതൻ (person regarded as outcaste) · ne दलित (person regarded as outcaste) · ru па́рия (person regarded as outcaste) · fa دالیت (person regarded as outcaste) · cmn 達利特人 /达利特人 (person regarded as outcaste) · ta தளிதன் (person regarded as outcaste) · te దళితురాలు (person regarded as outcaste) · ja 不可触賤民 (person regarded as outcaste) · ur دلت (person regarded as outcaste) · mr दलित (person regarded as outcaste) · gu દલિત (person regarded as outcaste) · pa ਦਲਿਤ (person regarded as outcaste) · pa دلت (person regarded as outcaste) · ru неприкаса́емый (person regarded as outcaste) · cmn 賤民 /贱民 (person regarded as outcaste) · hi दलित (person regarded as outcaste) · ru дали́т (person regarded as outcaste) · ta தலித் (person regarded as outcaste) · pl dalit (person regarded as outcaste) · fr intouchable (person regarded as outcaste) · kn ದಲಿತ (person regarded as outcaste) · es Dalit (person regarded as outcaste) · pt dálita (person regarded as outcaste) · fr paria (person regarded as outcaste) · de Unberührbarer (person regarded as outcaste) · or ଦଳିତ (person regarded as outcaste) · fr dalit (person regarded as outcaste) · ja 不可触民 (person regarded as outcaste) · fi dalit (person regarded as outcaste) · bn দলিত (person regarded as outcaste)