brahmana
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized/transliterated from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).
Noun
brahmana (plural brahmanas)
- The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
- A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
- "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
- A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.
Synonyms
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa)
Noun
brahmana
- (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).
Further reading
- “brahmana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.