Dalit
/ˈdɑːlɪt/noun
Dalit is spelled D-A-L-I-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Dalit means “A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Dalit is Dalits.
How many letters and syllables are in Dalit?
| Letters | 5: D-A-L-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Dalit?
Dalit appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Dalit?
- /ˈdɑːlɪt/
- /ˈdʌlɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Dalit
- Dalits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Dalit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a South Asian group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables or outcastes.
Jogendra Nath Mandal was the first leader to fight for a further identity of the Dalits, holding that they were neither Hindus nor Muslims.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dalit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person regarded as outcaste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intouchable, paria, dalit |
| German | Dalit, Unberührbarer |
| Portuguese | dálita |
| Spanish | Dalit |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Dalit come from?
Borrowed from Marathi दलित (dalit, “oppressed”), from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, destroyed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).