Varna
/ˈvɜːnə/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes Hinduism
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of varna. alt-of
- 3 (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A city in northeastern Bulgaria.
Example
More examples"It is a six hours' drive from Sofia to Varna."
Etymology
From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).