PARIAH


Meaning of PARIAH in English

n. 1 a social outcast. 2 hist. a member of a low caste or of no caste in S. India. pariah-dog = PYE-DOG.

[ Tamil paraiyar pl. of paraiyan hereditary drummer f. parai drum ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.