बाहुन
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa, “knower of divine knowledge”), from the root बृह् (bṛh), and this from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰerǵʰ- (“to become high, rise, elevate”).
Noun
बाहुन • (bāhun)
- a priestly class in traditional Nepali Khas society
- any descendent of Vedic brahmins living in the Pahari zone
- a Brahmin