brahmana

See also: Brahmana, brāhmaṇa, and Brāhmaṇa

English

Alternative forms

• brāhmaṇa

Etymology

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

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.

Synonyms

• brahman
• brahmin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brahˈmana/
• Hyphenation: brah‧ma‧na
• Rhymes: -na, -a

Noun

brahmana

1. (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda).

Further reading

• “brahmana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.