brāhmaṇa

See also: brahmana, Brahmana, and Brāhmaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • ब्राह्मण (Devanagari script)
  • ব্রাহ্মণ (Bengali script)
  • බ්‍රාහ‍්මණ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဗြာဟ္မဏ or ၿြႃႁ္မꧣ or ၿြႃႁ်မꧣ (Burmese script)
  • พฺราหฺมณ or พราหมะณะ (Thai script)
  • ᨻᩕᩣᩉ᩠ᨾᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ພ຺ຣາຫ຺ມຓ or ພຣາຫມະຓະ (Lao script)
  • ព្រាហ្មណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄝𑄳𑄢𑄂𑄦𑄴𑄟𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

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

Noun

brāhmaṇa m

  1. brahmin (a man of the Brahman caste)
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