वर्ण

Sanskrit

alt
Definitions
  • covering
  • color
  • kind
  • race
  • caste

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wárṇas derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest), *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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