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Dalit

noun

Da·​lit ˈdä-lit How to pronounce Dalit (audio)
plural Dalits
: a member of the lowest class in the traditional Hindu social hierarchy having in traditional Hindu belief the quality of defiling by contact a member of a higher caste

Note: The Dalits were also formerly referred to as untouchables, a term that is now understood as offensive.

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Marathi or Hindi, borrowed from New Sanskrit dalita- "not belonging to one of the four traditional caste groupings in India, person not a member of these castes," going back to Sanskrit, "burst open, cleft, dispersed, destroyed," verbal adjective of dálati "(it) bursts, cracks, flies open," perhaps based on a variant dālay- of dāray-, causative derivative of dṛṇā́ti "(s/he) bursts, tears" — more at tear entry 1

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Dalit was in 1948

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