Savarna

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste. Hinduism, India
Adjective
  1. 1
    From the four varnas (social castes) in Hinduism. Hinduism, India, not-comparable

Etymology

From Hindi सवर्ण (savarṇ), derived from Sanskrit सवर्ण (savarṇa, “same colour, same caste”).

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