അയിത്തം
Appearance
Malayalam
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit अशुद्ध (aśuddha).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]അയിത്തം • (ayittaṁ)
- 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