English Explanatory Dictionary

savarna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste.
adj
  1. From the four varnas (social castes) in Hinduism.

Word forms

savarna savarnas

Etymology

From Hindi सवर्ण (savarṇ), derived from Sanskrit सवर्ण (savarṇa, “same colour, same caste”).

Antonyms

avarna Dalit
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