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pariahs
We have found lemma(root) word of pariahs : pariah.
Definitions
[pəˈrʌɪə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an outcast
(e.g: they were treated as social pariahs)
- a member of a group of castes concentrated in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in Sri Lanka, included among the Scheduled Castes or Dalits
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Tamil paṟaiyaṉ (plural paṟaiyar), Malayalam paṟayan ‘ceremonial drummer’, from Tamil paṟai and Malayalam paṟa ‘a drum’
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