Angrezi Devi: Goddess English

Language Log 2025-01-17

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  Fundamental definition and basic discussion for comprehending the rest of this post Dalit From Hindi दलित (dalit, “downtrodden, oppressed”), from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, scattered”). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दलित (dalita, “broken, destroyed, split”), originally an adjectival form of दलन (dalana, “splitting, destruction”), from the root दल् (dal, “to split, crack”). Proper noun दलित […]

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Victor Mair

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01/17/2025, 15:22

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01/17/2025, 14:20