varna

发音

/ˈvɜːnə/
/ˈvɑːnə/

词形变化

varnas 复数 varnas

别名

Varna

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

group grouping

下位词 5

brahmin brahman Shudra Sudra Vaisya

部分词 1

jati

词源

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

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