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Kayastha

Kayastha noun: a member of a cluster of disparate Indian communities, traditionally castes who served the ruling powers as administrators, ministers, and record-keepers.

Noun

Kayastha (plural Kayasthas)

  1. A member of a cluster of disparate Indian communities, traditionally castes who served the ruling powers as administrators, ministers, and record-keepers.

Kayastha meaning in Hindi

Kayastha in Hindi

Kayastha
कायस्थ kāyasth

Forms of Kayastha

pluralKayasthas
alternative formKayasth

Origin of Kayastha

Transliteration of Sanskrit कायस्थ (kāyastha). Doublet of Kaith.

Questions about Kayastha

What does Kayastha mean?
Kayastha means a member of a cluster of disparate Indian communities, traditionally castes who served the ruling powers as administrators, ministers, and record-keepers.
What is Kayastha in Hindi?
Kayastha in Hindi is कायस्थ (kāyasth). See Kayastha meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kayastha?
Kayastha is a noun.
What is the plural of Kayastha?
The plural of Kayastha is Kayasthas.

Words near Kayastha in the dictionary

  1. Kayans
  2. Kayapo
  3. Kayardild
  4. kayas
  5. Kayasth
  6. Kayastha
  7. Kayasthas
  8. Kayasthi
  9. Kayasths
  10. Kayathi
  11. kayayei

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kayastha (page history and authors); कायस्थ (Hindi) (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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