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pa⋅ri⋅ah
[puh-rahy-uh] 
–noun
| 1. | an outcast. |
| 2. | any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma. |
Origin:
1605–15; < Tamil paṟaiyar, pl. of paṟaiyan lit., drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), deriv. of paṟai a festival drum
1605–15; < Tamil paṟaiyar, pl. of paṟaiyan lit., drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), deriv. of paṟai a festival drum
Related forms:
pa⋅ri⋅ah⋅dom, noun
pa⋅ri⋅ah⋅ism, noun
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