बाम्हन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (brāmhaṇa), from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). Doublet of ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːm.ɦən/, [bä̃ːm.ɦɐ̃n]

Noun

बाम्हन • (bāmhan) m (Urdu spelling بَامھَن or بَامْہَن)

1. (Hinduism) a Brahmin

Declension

Declension of बाम्हन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाम्हन bāmhan	बाम्हन bāmhan
oblique	बाम्हन bāmhan	बाम्हनों bāmhanõ
vocative	बाम्हन bāmhan	बाम्हनो bāmhano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बाम्हन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press