brahmana
Indonesian
noun
Definitions
- (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (divine, knower of divine knowledge, relating to a Brahmin).
Origin
Sanskrit
ब्राह्मण
Gloss
divine, knower of divine knowledge, relating to a Brahmin
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Brahmana English
- brahmana English
- brahmin English
- *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- バラモン Japanese
- ब्राह्मण Sanskrit
- वर Sanskrit
- ब्राह्मण Hindi
- พราหมณ์ Thai
- বামুণ Assamese
- 婆羅門 Chinese
- brāhmaṇa Pali
- બામણ Gujarati
- બામણી Gujarati
- બામણું Gujarati
- बामण Konkani
- 𐨦𐨿𐨪𐨨𐨞 Ashokan Prakrit
- 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 Ashokan Prakrit
- बाहुन Nepali
- ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ Oriya