બ્રાહ્મણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit બ્રાહ્મણ (brāhmaṇa). Doublet of બામણ (bāmaṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɑʱ.məɳ/
• Hyphenation: બ્રા‧હ્મણ, બ્રાહ્‧મણ
• Rhymes: -əɳ

Noun

બ્રાહ્મણ • (brāhmaṇ) m (feminine બ્રાહ્મણી)

1. brahmin (a member of preistly varna in Hindu society)

Further reading

More information

• “બ્રાહ્મણ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “બ્રાહ્મણ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “બ્રાહ્મણ”, in રેખ્તા ગુજરાતી શબ્દકોશ (rekhtā gujrātī śabdakoś) (in Gujarati), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• “બ્રાહ્મણ”, in गुजराती-हिंदी-अंग्रेज़ी त्रिभाषा कोश (gujrātī-hindī-aṅgrezī tribhāṣā koś) (in Hindi), केंद्रीय हिंदी निदेशालय [Central Hindi Directorate], 1989, page 1369