छुआछूत

Hindi

Etymology

From छुआ (chuā, “touched”) +‎ अछूत (achūt, “untouchable”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰʊ.ɑː.t͡ʃʰuːt̪/, [t͡ʃʰʊ.äː.t͡ʃʰuːt̪]

Noun

छुआछूत • (chuāchūt) f

1. touching that which is religiously untouchable

   Synonym: अस्पृश्यस्पर्श (aspŕśyasparś)

2. contact between सवर्ण (savarṇ) and untouchable members of society
3. (by extension) religiously impure conduct
4. (literally) to touch or not to touch; contemplation on touchability/untouchability

   यह छुआछूत की बात नहीं है

   yah chuāchūt kī bāt nahī̃ hai

   this is not a matter of touchability or untouchability

Declension

Declension of छुआछूत (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतें chuāchūtẽ
oblique	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतों chuāchūtõ
vocative	छुआछूत chuāchūt	छुआछूतो chuāchūto

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छुआछूत”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press