Nayadi

noun

Na·​ya·​di

ˈnīədē

plural Nayadi or Nayadis

: a member of one of the lowest of the untouchable Hindu castes of the Malabar coast of India

Word History

Etymology

Malayalam nāyāti hunter, from nay dog + āti one who moves

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