Downtrodden in Hindi — Meaning of दलित (dalit/padadalit)

📖 Meaning of “downtrodden”

The meaning of “downtrodden” in Hindi is दलित, pronounced dalit/padadalit — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi

dalit/padadalit (adjective) दलित

(adjective) पददलित

📘 Definition of downtrodden

abused or oppressed by people in power

🟢 Similar words for downtrodden

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✍️ Downtrodden in a sentence

The downtrodden people in our country are still suffering.

अतहर ख़ान, जिन्होंने 2015 की सिविल सेवा परीक्षा में दूसरा स्थान प्राप्त किया, दलितों के लिए काम करने की उम्मीद रखते हैं।

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

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”). Semantic loan from Marathi दलित (dalit).

Quick facts about “downtrodden”

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Word (English)

Downtrodden

Meaning in Hindi

दलित

Pronunciation

dalit/padadalit

Part of speech

Adjective

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The Hindi meaning of "downtrodden" is दलित (dalit/padadalit).

In Devanagari script it is written as दलित.

It is pronounced "dalit/padadalit". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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