"Shudra" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃuːdɹə/, /ʃʊdɹə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|sa:शूद्र|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "शूद्र", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Shudra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Shudra"> Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shudra (plural Shudras) Forms: Shudras [plural], shudra [alternative], Sudra [alternative], sudra [alternative], Shoodur [alternative, archaic], Shuddery [alternative, archaic], Soora [alternative, archaic], Soodra [alternative, archaic], Sooder [alternative, archaic], Soudra [alternative, archaic]
  1. A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers. Translations (a Hindu of the fourth varna): သုဒ္ဒ (sudda.) (Burmese), शूद्र (śūdra) (Hindi), क्षुद्र (kṣudra) (Hindi), sudra (Indonesian), sudda [masculine] (Pali), xudra [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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