"द्विज" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Sanskrit]

IPA: /dʋi.d͡ʑɐ́/ [Vedic], /d̪ʋi.d͡ʑɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Compound of द्वि (dvi, “twice”) + ज (já, “born”) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sa|द्वि|ज|t1=twice|t2=born|tr2=já}} Compound of द्वि (dvi, “twice”) + ज (já, “born”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=dvijá}} द्विज • (dvijá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: dvijá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], द्विजः [nominative, singular], द्विजौ [dual, nominative], द्विजा1 [dual, nominative], द्विजाः [nominative, plural], द्विजासः1 [nominative, plural], द्विजम् [accusative, singular], द्विजौ [accusative, dual], द्विजा1 [accusative, dual], द्विजान् [accusative, plural], द्विजेन [instrumental, singular], द्विजाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], द्विजैः [instrumental, plural], द्विजेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], द्विजाय [dative, singular], द्विजाभ्याम् [dative, dual], द्विजेभ्यः [dative, plural], द्विजात् [ablative, singular], द्विजाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], द्विजेभ्यः [ablative, plural], द्विजस्य [genitive, singular], द्विजयोः [dual, genitive], द्विजानाम् [genitive, plural], द्विजे [locative, singular], द्विजयोः [dual, locative], द्विजेषु [locative, plural], द्विज [singular, vocative], द्विजौ [dual, vocative], द्विजा1 [dual, vocative], द्विजाः [plural, vocative], द्विजासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. A brahmin
    Sense id: en-द्विज-sa-noun-bwUji1q2 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations
     
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