varna

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 References 2 Lithuanian 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa), “‘colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect’”), from verbal root √vṛ (“‘to choose, select’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvɜːnə/, /ˈvɑːnə/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nə

[edit] Noun

varna (plural varnas)

1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

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• Brahmin
• Kshatriya
• Vaishya
• Shudra

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[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on Varna
• Wikipedia article on varnas in Hinduism

[edit] References

• Credo, Quia Occidentale
• Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

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[edit] Lithuanian

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varna f.

1. crow

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

Conjugations of varna
Infinitive	varna
Present tense	varnar
Past tense	varnade
Supine	varnat
Imperative	varna
Present participle	varnande, varnandes
Past participle	varnad

varna

1. to warn; to issue a warning