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damāī̃

Notes var. ḍamāī, damāi, damāī, damai; also nagarcī or darjī; n. 1) sub-caste traditionally working as tailors and musicians at temples and in life-cyclic rituals of the Indo-Parbatiya. 2) 5th lowest caste (superior to Cyāmes, Poḍhes, Vādīs and Gāines) among the Untouchables in the Mulukī Ain’s caste hierarchy (MA-54.160.5).
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