brahmin

/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/

brahmin noun: a member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

Noun (1)

brahmin (plural brahmins)

A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.

Synonyms:

brahmana
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
(New-England, US, capitalized, especially) A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
- Branching from the root of it all was New England Society. The original Nelson [W. Aldrich] became remembered as a patrician, a Brahmin.1988 July 31, Jane O'Reilly, “Even Brahmins Get The Blues”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2022
- In Iran-Contra, the independent counsel investigating the scandal, Lawrence Walsh, was a deadly serious Brahmin lawyer with a sterling Republican pedigree; he nevertheless faced withering criticism from members of his own party, just as special counsel Robert Mueller has as he investigates Trump...2018, Zach Dorfman, “How to Kill a Presidential Scandal”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2018
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.

Adjective

brahmin (not comparable)

Scholarly.

Synonyms:

brahminic, brahminical

Noun (2) capitalized: Brahmin

Brahmin (plural Brahmins)

(alternative) Alternative spelling of brahmin.

Proper noun capitalized: Brahmin

Brahmin

(alternative) Alternative spelling of Brahman.

brahmin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

brahmin in Tamil

caste: அந்தணன் antaṇaṉ, பிராமணன் pirāmaṇaṉ, பார்ப்பான் pārppāṉ

brahmin in Urdu

caste: براہمن brāhmaṇ, برہمن brahmaṇ

More languagesFewer languages

brahmin in Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণ brahmon
brahmin in Telugu: బ్రాహ్మణులు brāhmaṇulu
brahmin in Malayalam: ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ brāhmaṇaṉ
brahmin in Kannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ brāhmaṇa
brahmin in Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ brāhmaṇ, ਪੰਮਾ pammā
brahmin in Gujarati: બ્રાહ્મણ brāhmaṇ
brahmin in Odia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ brāhmaṇa
brahmin in Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण brāhmaṇa, द्विज dvija
brahmin in Sinhala: බ්රාහ්මණය brāhmaṇaya
brahmin in Tagalog: Braman
brahmin in Arabic: بِرَهْمَن birahman
brahmin in Indonesian: brahmana
brahmin in Persian: برهمن barahman, برهمین barahmin
brahmin in Thai: พราหมณ์ praam
brahmin in Vietnamese: Bà La Môn
brahmin in Myanmar: ပုဏ္ဏား punna:, ဗြာဟ္မဏ brahma.na.

Synonyms of brahmin

Forms of brahmin

plural	brahmins
alternative form	Brahmin
alternative form	brahman
plural	Brahmins
alternative form (dated)	Bramin

Origin of brahmin

Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.

Words formed from brahmin

Questions about brahmin

What does brahmin mean?: Brahmin means a member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
What is brahmin in Hindi?: Brahmin in Hindi is ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ). See Brahmin meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is brahmin?: Brahmin can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce brahmin?: Brahmin is pronounced /ˈbɹɑːmɪn/.
What is the plural of brahmin?: The plural of brahmin is brahmins.

Words near brahmin in the dictionary

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