brāhmaṇa

See also: brahmana, Brahmana, and Brāhmaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa), replacing inherited *bamhaṇa.

Noun

brāhmaṇa m (feminine brāhmaṇī)

  1. brahmin (a man of the Brahman caste)

Usage notes

The initial cluster does not make position in the older poetry, suggesting that this word now has a spelling pronunciation.

Declension

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