"brahmana" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brahmana [plural], brahmanas [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|बृह्}}, {{bor|en|sa|ब्राह्मण|tr=brā́hmaṇa}} Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa) Head templates: {{en-noun|brahmana|s}} brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)
  1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.) Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-brahmana-en-noun-ZkDfwS-r Disambiguation of Hinduism: 80 2 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 7 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 6 44
  2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
    Sense id: en-brahmana-en-noun-Jwja3cgu
  3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.
    Sense id: en-brahmana-en-noun-7OoNoY-f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 7 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 6 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brahman, brahmin, brāhmaṇa

Noun [Indonesian]

IPA: /brahˈmana/
Rhymes: -na, -a Etymology: From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). Etymology templates: {{der|id|sa|ब्राह्मण}} Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) Head templates: {{head|id|noun}} brahmana
  1. (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). Wikipedia link: id:brahmana Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-brahmana-id-noun-uvnUJBRZ Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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