brāhmaṇa
See also: brahmana, Brahmana, and Brāhmaṇa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ब्राह्मण (Devanagari script)
- ব্রাহ্মণ (Bengali script)
- බ්රාහ්මණ (Sinhalese script)
- ဗြာဟ္မဏ or ၿြႃႁ္မꧣ or ၿြႃႁ်မꧣ (Burmese script)
- พฺราหฺมณ or พราหมะณะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩕᩣᩉ᩠ᨾᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ພ຺ຣາຫ຺ມຓ or ພຣາຫມະຓະ (Lao script)
- ព្រាហ្មណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄳𑄢𑄂𑄦𑄴𑄟𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa), replacing inherited *bamhaṇa.
Noun
brāhmaṇa m
- brahmin (a man of the Brahman caste)