അയിത്തം

Malayalam

Alternative forms
  • ഐത്തം (aittaṁ)
  • അശുദ്ധം (aśuddhaṁ) — tatsama

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अशुद्ध (aśuddha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐjit̪t̪ɐm/
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Noun

അയിത്തം • (ayittaṁ)

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

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