বৰ্ণ

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔɹ.nɔ/

Noun

বৰ্ণ • (borno)

  1. caste
  2. letter or alphabet
  3. colour

Derived terms

References
  • “বৰ্ণ”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.
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