varna

See also: Varna, várna, várná, vārna, vārnā, and värna

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɜːnə/, /ˈvɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nə

Noun

varna (plural varnas)

1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

Related terms

• Brahmin
• Kshatriya
• Vaishya
• Shudra

Translations

caste

• French: varna (fr) f
• Malay: warna (ms)

• Russian: варна (ru) f (varna)
• Slovak: varna f

See also

• Wikipedia article on Varna
• Wikipedia article on varnas in Hinduism

References

• Credo, Quia Occidentale
• Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

Anagrams

• Arnav, Narva, Navar, Vrana, navar, varan

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Icelandic

Noun

varna

1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvarnɐ/

Noun

várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1

1. (Corvus cornix) crow

   várna krañkia/rė̃kia - a crow caws/cries

Declension

declension of varna

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	várna	várnos
genitive (kilmininkas)	várnos	várnų
dative (naudininkas)	várnai	várnoms
accusative (galininkas)	várną	várnas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	várna	várnomis
locative (vietininkas)	várnoje	várnose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	várna	várnos

Related terms

• (noun) varnas m

Derived terms

(nouns):

• (diminutive) varnelė
• juodvarnis m

See also

• kovas

References

• “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Verb

varna

1. to be careful
2. to preserve, to protect
3. to warn

Conjugation

Conjugation of varna (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	varna			—
participle	varnandi, -e			varnaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	varnar	varni, -e	—	varnaþi, -e	varnaþi, -e
þū	varnar	varni, -e	varna	varnaþi, -e	varnaþi, -e
han	varnar	varni, -e	—	varnaþi, -e	varnaþi, -e
vīr	varnum, -om	varnum, -om	varnum, -om	varnaþum, -om	varnaþum, -om
īr	varnin	varnin	varnin	varnaþin	varnaþin
þēr	varna	varnin	—	varnaþu, -o	varnaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	varnas	varnis, -es	—	varnaþis, -es	varnaþis, -es
þū	varnas	varnis, -es	—	varnaþis, -es	varnaþis, -es
han	varnas	varnis, -es	—	varnaþis, -es	varnaþis, -es
vīr	varnums, -oms	varnums, -oms	—	varnaþums, -oms	varnaþums, -oms
īr	varnins	varnins	—	varnaþins	varnaþins
þēr	varnas	varnins	—	varnaþus, -os	varnaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: varna

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Slovene

Adjective

várna

1. inflection of várən:
   1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
   2. feminine nominative singular
   3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Verb

varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna)

1. to warn; to issue a warning

Conjugation

Conjugation of varna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	varna		varnas
Supine	varnat		varnats
Imperative	varna		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	varnar	varnade	varnas	varnades
Indicative plural1	varna	varnade	varnas	varnades
Subjunctive2	varne	varnade	varnes	varnades
	Participles
Present participle	varnande
Past participle	varnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• varning

Anagrams

• varan