brahmin
English
noun
Definitions
- A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
- One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
- A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
- A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
- A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
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
- Brahmanism English
- brahmana English
- brahminess English
- brahminical English
- *bʰerǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- バラモン Japanese
- ब्राह्मण Sanskrit
- वर Sanskrit
- ब्राह्मण Hindi
- พราหมณ์ Thai
- brahmana Indonesian
- 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