dasyu

dasyu
\\ˈdəs(ˌ)yü\ noun (-s)
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit, literally, demon, barbarian — more at das
: one of the dark-skinned Dravidian aborigines of India that opposed the invasion of the Aryans

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/dus"yooh/, n. Hinduism.
a member of the Asuras, survivors of the ancient culture of Harappa: defeated by Indra.
[ < Skt dasyu]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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