അയിത്തം

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Malayalam[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit अशुद्ध (aśuddha).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɐjit̪t̪ɐm/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

അയിത്തം • (ayittaṁ)

  1. untouchability, a form of hatred towards lower castes and untouchables.
    Coordinate term: തൊട്ടുകൂടായ്മ (toṭṭukūṭāyma)

References[edit]

  • K. Godavarma (1946) Indo-Aryan Loan Words In Malayalam‎[1], Bamavarma & Bros, page 155
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