ब्राह्मणेतर

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

A Sanskritic compound of ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ, “a brahmin”) +‎ इतर (itar, “other”).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɾɑːɦ.mə.ɳeː.t̪əɾ/, [bɾäːʱ.mɐ.ɳeː.t̪ɐɾ]

Adjective edit

ब्राह्मणेतर • (brāhmaṇetar) (indeclinable)

(rare) not belonging to the Brahmin caste; either a Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra

Further reading edit

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब्राह्मणेतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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