CHooRaa, Chamar, Ghisyara, Dallaal, Qasaa’ee, Jallaad …
Hmmm, what else.
BTW, is it not uncivilized to look down on someone based on what they do for living (as long as its not any criminal or illegal activity)/
Re: Professions/Skills turned into derogative terms
choora literally means "untouchable," and because they are "untouchable" they have had to do menial jobs, live outside of city bounds etc.
dalaal isn't considered derogatory - atleast not in india. it is a common surname. the bombay stock exchange is on dalal street.
Re: Professions/Skills turned into derogative terms
**paasii is the Hindi version of the French word Possee' meaning the private army. muslim zameendars of India used to hire these paasis [low caste hindus] to form their moderate size private armies. as few as a dozen and as big as several hundred combatants.
if two zameendars had any land disputes, they wud send their paasees out in the open armed with laThees and they wud fight it out until one was defeated...it was more like a show-down between the zameendaars. the funny thing was that while their armies were fighting out in the fields, they wud sit down face to face playing a game of parcheesee or having breakfast. unkii apnii vaz'a thii...us meN kamii nahiiN aatii thii...laRte bhi the to bas vo ek proxy war hotii...lol...those days are gone though.**
Re: Professions/Skills turned into derogative terms
^ LOL 
Hired thugs… tsk tsk
Thanks for the knowledge.
I am not fammiliar with some of those terms… but I am fammiliar with a lot of derogatory related to archers. Why do badmashes these days get called Teer andaaz? 
In my culture archers are respected. 
I dont see anything wrong in calling someone by the term of proffession on Judgement day is it not better to be a proffesional than a kam chor?
Re: Professions/Skills turned into derogative terms
choora literally means "untouchable," and because they are "untouchable" they have had to do menial jobs, live outside of city bounds etc.
Good, I think I knew that but got confused.
How about jolaha which is often used for someone who is jahil.
Re: Professions/Skills turned into derogative terms
Good, I think I knew that but got confused.
How about jolaha which is often used for someone who is jahil.
no...jolaahaa is the plural for jaahil but this term is applied to a person whose profession is weaving. kapRe bunnewaale jo huaa karte the. khaadii industry employed them heavily and now there is one place in India where carpet weaving is the main business and is mostly owned by muslims...that place is caleld Bhadohii close to Mirzapur, Varanasi, Allahabad...they are comparatively richer muslims in that town. so, if anyone marries a girl from that place he is poked fun at...k...paisoN kii Khaatir zaat se gir ke shaadii kar li etc. they are looked down upon because of their profession and/or zaat.