xátria

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• kshatriya, ksatriya (unadapted forms)
• chátria (proscribed)

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to sátrapa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈʃa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈksa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈksa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈksa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈkʃa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈkʃa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkʃa.tɾjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈʃa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈksa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈksa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈksa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈkʃa.tɾi.ɐ/ [ˈkʃa.tɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkʃa.tɾjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tɾi.a/ [ˈʃa.tɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃa.tɾja/, /ˈksa.tɾi.a/ [ˈksa.tɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈksa.tɾja/, /ˈkʃa.tɾi.a/ [ˈkʃa.tɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkʃa.tɾja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.tɾi.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈʃa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈksa.tɾi.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈksa.tɾjɐ/, /ˈkʃa.tɾi.ɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈkʃa.tɾjɐ/

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

Noun

xátria m or f by sense (plural xátrias)

1. kshatriya (the second-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of Hindu society, consisting of warriors and administrators)

See also

• casta
• varna
• brâmane
• vaixá
• xudra
• dálita

Further reading

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