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Nayadi

noun
Na·ya·di | \ˈnīədē\
plural Nayadi or Nayadis

Definition of Nayadi 

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

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History and Etymology for Nayadi

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

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