Sudra

Common synonyms include: shudra, alternate spelling, artisan caste, caste descriptor, historical category, laboring class.

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative form of Shudra. alt-of, alternative
2
A turban or headdress, similar to the keffiyeh, worn by Jewish men in the ancient Near East and still commonly worn today.
3
the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status wordnet
4
a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste wordnet

"Ashkenazim wore the traditional sudra headdress until the 16th century."

From Aramaic סודרא. Doublet of sudarium.