vaixá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vaishya (unadapted form)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vajˈʃa/ [vaɪ̯ˈʃa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vajˈʃa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vajˈʃa/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bajˈʃa/

• Rhymes: -atɾiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -atɾjɐ
• Hyphenation: xá‧tri‧a

Noun

vaixá m or f by sense (plural vaixás)

1. vaishya (the third-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of traditional Hindu society, consisting of farmers and merchants)

See also

• casta
• varna
• brâmane
• xátria
• xudra
• dálita

Further reading

• “vaixá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vaixá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026