PARIAH


Meaning of PARIAH in English

/ pəˈraɪə; NAmE / noun

a person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Tamil paṛaiyar , plural of paṛaiyan (hereditary) drummer, from paṛai a drum.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.