pariah

FREQ #30338

n. 贱民(印度的最低阶级), 被放逐者

发音

US /pəˈɹaɪə/
AU /pəˈɹaɪə/

词形变化

pariahs 复数 pariahs

别名

pariar parriar

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.

    贱民

  2. 2.

    A similarly despised group of people or species of animal.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Ellipsis of pariah dog (“an Indian breed, any stray dog in Indian contexts”).

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

outcast castaway Ishmael

上位词 1

unfortunate

下位词 5

untouchable heretic leper Harijan misbeliever

相关短语

pariah kite pariah dog 贱狗 pariah kites pariah dogs pariah arrack Indian pariah dog Indian pariah dogs

词源

From Tamil பறையர் (paṟaiyar), from பறையன் (paṟaiyaṉ, “drummer”), from பறை (paṟai, “drum”) or from Malayalam പറയർ (paṟayaṟ), from പറയൻ (paṟayaṉ, “drummer”), from പറ (paṟa, “drum”). Parai in Tamil or Para in Malayalam refers to a type of large drum designed to announce the king’s notices to the public. The people who made a living using the parai were called paraiyar; in the caste-based society, they were in the lower strata, hence the derisive paraiah and pariah. Alternatively, derived from Sanskrit पर (para, “distant; outsider”).

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