PARAIYAN

Meaning of PARAIYAN in English

pəˈrī(y)ən noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Tamil paṟaiyan — more at pariah

1. : a member of the pariah caste

2. : a Dravidian laboring class

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PARIAH — noun Etymology: Tamil paṟaiyan, literally, drummer Date: 1613 a member of a low caste of southern India, one that is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARIAH — — pariahdom , n. — pariahism , n. /peuh ruy"euh/ , n. 1. an outcast. 2. any person or animal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARIAH — [pa.ri.ah] n [Tamil paraiyan, lit., drummer] (1613) 1: a member of a low caste of southern India 2: outcast 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARIAH — member of a low-caste group of Hindu India, formerly known as untouchables but renamed by the Indian social reformer Mahatma …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARIAH — / pəˈraɪə; NAmE / noun a person who is not acceptable to society and is avoided by everyone SYN outcast …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARIAH — pa ‧ ri ‧ ah /pəˈraɪə, ˈpæriə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Tamil ; Origin: paraiyan …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARIAH — n. 1 a social outcast. 2 hist. a member of a low caste or of no caste in S. India. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARIAH — n. 1 a social outcast. 2 hist. a member of a low caste or of no caste in S. India. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARIAH — n.1 a social outcast. 2 hist. a member of a low caste or of no caste in S. India. Phrases …
Oxford English vocab

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