Dalit

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Dalit

/ˈdɑːlɪt/
/ˈdʌlɪt/

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

noun 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.
Similar: untouchable

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noun person regarded as outcaste

Español	Dalit
日本語	不可触民 fukashokumin, 不可触賤民 fukashoku-senmin
中文	賤民 /贱民 jiànmín, 達利特人 /达利特人 dálìtè rén
हिन्दी	दलित dalit
Português	dálita
Français	intouchable, paria, dalit
Deutsch	Dalit, Unberührbarer
Русский	неприкаса́емый neprikasájemyj, дали́т dalít, па́рия párija

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@misc{dalit_2026,
  title = {Dalit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dalit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}