kshatriya

English

/ˈkʃat.ɹi.ə/

noun
Definitions
  • The second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste.
  • A member of this caste.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (protector of gentle people, katriya the ruling and military elite, kshatriya, warrior-king, warrior caste, being one of the four social classes in the society) root from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tek-

Gloss

receive, gain control over, gain power over, obtain, weave, attain, take by the hand, make, reach out the hand, build

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

織

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