Untouchable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; - Newsweek

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntˈʌtʃəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntˈʌtʃəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntˈʌtʃəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈʌtʃəbəl/.

Examples

for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target
in most museums such articles are untouchable
a rare work, today almost inaccessible

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unprocurable inaccessible unassailable unobtainable Harijan

Parts of Speech

noun	belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
adjective	beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; - Newsweek “for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target”
adjective	impossible to assail
adjective	forbidden to the touch “in most museums such articles are untouchable”
adjective	( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
adjective	not capable of being obtained “a rare work, today almost inaccessible”

Word Forms

untouchable	adjective	( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
untouchable	noun	belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
inaccessibility	noun	the quality of not being available when needed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unantastbar

gehört zur niedrigsten sozialen und rituellen Klasse in Indien

🇫🇷French

intouchable

appartient à la classe sociale et rituelle la plus basse en Inde

🇪🇸Spanish

intocable

pertenece a la clase social y ritual más baja de la India

🇮🇹Italian

intoccabile

appartiene alla classe sociale e rituale più bassa dell'India

🇳🇱Dutch

onaantastbaar

behoort tot de laagste sociale en rituele klasse in India

🇵🇹Portuguese

intocável

pertence à classe social e ritual mais baixa da Índia

🇷🇺Russian

неприкасаемый

принадлежит к низшему социальному и ритуальному классу Индии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अछूत

भारत में सबसे निचले सामाजिक और अनुष्ठानिक वर्ग से संबंधित है

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পৃশ্য

ভারতের সর্বনিম্ন সামাজিক ও আচার-অনুষ্ঠান শ্রেণীর অন্তর্গত

🇮🇳Tamil

தீண்டத்தகாத

இந்தியாவில் மிகக் குறைந்த சமூக மற்றும் சடங்கு வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అంటరానివాడు

భారతదేశంలోని అత్యల్ప సామాజిక మరియు ఆచార వర్గానికి చెందినది

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पृश्य

भारतातील सर्वात खालच्या सामाजिक आणि विधी वर्गाशी संबंधित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પૃશ્ય

ભારતમાં સૌથી નીચા સામાજિક અને ધાર્મિક વર્ગનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪೃಶ್ಯ

ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൊട്ടുകൂടാത്ത

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ഏറ്റവും താഴ്ന്ന സാമൂഹികവും ആചാരപരവുമായ വിഭാഗത്തിൽ പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਛੂਤ

ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਮੀ ਵਰਗ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھوت

ہندوستان میں سب سے کم سماجی اور رسمی طبقے سے تعلق رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贱民

属于印度最低的社会和仪式阶层

🇯🇵Japanese

アンタッチャブル

インドでは社会的・儀式的に最も低い階級に属している

🇰🇷Korean

만질 수 없는

인도에서 가장 낮은 사회 및 의식 계층에 속합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể chạm tới

thuộc tầng lớp xã hội và nghi lễ thấp nhất ở Ấn Độ

🇹🇭Thai

จัณฑาล

อยู่ในชนชั้นทางสังคมและพิธีกรรมที่ต่ำที่สุดในอินเดีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

paria

termasuk dalam kelas sosial dan ritual terendah di India

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mahahawakan

kabilang sa pinakamababang panlipunan at ritwal na klase sa India

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh disentuh

tergolong dalam kelas sosial dan ritual terendah di India

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المنبوذ

ينتمي إلى أدنى طبقة اجتماعية وطقوسية في الهند

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل لمس

متعلق به پایین ترین طبقه اجتماعی و آیینی در هند است

🇹🇷Turkish

dokunulmaz

Hindistan'daki en düşük sosyal ve ritüel sınıfa ait

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּדֶה

שייך למעמד החברתי והפולחני הנמוך ביותר בהודו

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