brahmin

English WN - IndoWordNet

noun  

Wordnet:

hin आथर्वण , द्रविड़ ब्राह्मण , द्रविड़

A Dictionary: English and Sanskrit

BRAHMIN or BRĀHMAN, s. ब्राह्मणः, विप्रः, बाडवः. —
(As the first- born among mortals) अग्रजन्मा m. ( न्). —
(As receiving second birth at his investiture with the sacred thread) द्विजः, द्विजातिःm., द्विजन्माm. ( न्). —
(As learned in the Vedas) श्रोत्रियः. —
(As a deity upon earth) भूदेवः, भूमिदेवः. — (As born from the mouth of Brahmā) मुखजः. —
(A Brahmin by birth but not by duties) ब्राह्मणब्रुवः. —
(The wife of a Brahmin) ब्राह्मणी. —
(The condition of a Brahmin) ब्राह्मण्यं, ब्राह्मणता.

ROOTS:

ब्राह्मणविप्रबाडवअग्रजन्मान्द्विजद्विजातिद्विजन्माश्रोत्रियभूदेवभूमिदेवमुखजब्राह्मणब्रुवब्राह्मणीब्राह्मण्यंब्राह्मणता