बाहुन

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa, “knower of divine knowledge”), from the root बृह् (bṛh), and this from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to become high, rise, elevate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bä.un]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बाउन्

Noun

बाहुन • (bāhuna) m

1. a priestly class in traditional Nepali Khas society
2. any descendant of Vedic brahmins living in the Pahari zone
3. a Brahmin