English Explanatory Dictionary

varna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of varna.
name
  1. A city in northeastern Bulgaria.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːnə/ /ˈvɑːnə/

Word forms

varna varnas

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

Related words

varnashrama Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra savarna avarna Dalit
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