dálita

See also: dalita, dalīta, and dalītā

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dalit (unadapted form)
• dálite

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दलित (dalita).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.li.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -alitɐ
• Hyphenation: dá‧li‧ta

Noun

dálita m or f by sense (plural dálitas)

1. dalit (outcasts within traditional Hindu society, falling outside the fourfold varna system, historically often segregated and/or occupying unprestigious jobs involving cleaning or handling of waste or remains)

See also

• casta
• varna
• brâmane
• xátria
• vaixá
• xudra

Further reading

• “dálita”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026