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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
2. 2
   A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).

   ""'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")"

3. 3
   A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies. Hinduism

Synonyms

All synonyms

brahmanbrahmanbrahminbrahmin

Example

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""'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Doublet of brahmin.

Etymology 2

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

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