dasi

noun

da·​si

ˈdä(ˌ)sē

plural -s

: a female Hindu slave or servant : a Hindu woman of low caste

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit dāsī, feminine of dāsa demon, enemy, infidel, slave

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