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brahmana

brahmana noun: the brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.).

Noun

brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas)

  1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
  2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1).
    • "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
  3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Proper noun capitalized: Brahmana

Brahmana (plural Brahmanas)

  1. (Hinduism) Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.

brahmana meaning in Odia

brahmana in Odia

a Brahmana
ତୀର୍ଥ tirtha

Synonyms of brahmana

Forms of brahmana

Noun
pluralbrahmana
pluralbrahmanas
Proper noun
pluralBrahmanas
alternative formBrāhmaṇa

Plural of brahmana: brahmana or brahmanas

Origin of brahmana

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Doublet of brahmin.

Questions about brahmana

What does brahmana mean?
Brahmana means the brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.).
What is brahmana in Odia?
Brahmana in Odia is ତୀର୍ଥ (tirtha). See Brahmana meaning in Odia.
What part of speech is brahmana?
Brahmana can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of brahmana?
The plural of brahmana is brahmana.

Words near brahmana in the dictionary

  1. Brahmagupta
  2. Brahmagupta's formula
  3. Brahmaic
  4. Brahmaloka
  5. brahman
  6. brahmana
  7. brahmanas
  8. Brahmanbaria
  9. Brahmanbaria District
  10. Brahmanda
  11. Brahmandas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brahmana (page history and authors); Brahmana (page history and authors); ତୀର୍ଥ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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