A Tamil word for "drummer" gave us this term for a social outcast; it's also a member of a low caste in India
[DOC] [TLE] Pariah dictionary definition | pariah defined - YourDictionary [PAR] a member of one of the lowest social castes in India; any person despised or ... 
Tamil pa?aiyan, drummer ; from pa?ai, a drum: the pariah was a hereditary ... A 
social outcast: Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, ... Word 
History: Pariah comes from Tamil pa&rlowmac;aiyan and its ... Also Mentioned In
... [DOC] [TLE] Pariah - definition of pariah by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A social outcast: "Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, ... 
from Tamil paaiyan and its Malayalam equivalent paayan, words that refer to 
a ... [C17: from Tamil paraiyan drummer, from parai drum; so called because 
members of ... Tamil paaiyar, pl.