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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5781)8/23/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: Cynic 2005  Respond to of 12475
 
<<A Phirangee?>> LOL. Essentially!
I see JPR answered that Q for you.
Mlechha is often used as a curse, though it actually means a foreigner. -g- It is similar to a-praachya = a person who is not from praachya.
praachya = the East.
a-praachya = which is not the East, i.e. the West!



To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5781)8/23/1999 2:21:00 PM
From: JPR  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 12475
 
Mohan:
A Phirangee?
Is it a Malayalam. What is the real, implied, or derogatory meaning of this word?
JPR



To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5781)8/24/1999 2:54:00 AM
From: Nandu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12475
 
Mlecha is one who doesn't fall within the confines of chathurvarna, the system of four caste categories, and hence mostly applies to foreigners.

I am not so sure that Dalit's are sudras. Sudras are not untouchable.

Mohan, think about the major castes in Kerala. The Sudras are actually a high caste there.


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