adj
Meaning 1
Scholarly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
brahmin
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈbɹɑːmɪn/
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name
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of Brahman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of the Hindu priestly caste, one of the four varnas or social groups based on occupation in ancient Hindu society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brahmana
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
One who has realized or attempts to realize Brahman, i.e. God or supreme knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A scholar, teacher, priest, intellectual, researcher, scientist, knowledge-seeker, or knowledge worker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A member of a social and cultural elite, especially in the New England region of the USA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-England, US, capitalized, especially
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noun
Meaning 7
A learned person of refined taste and mild manners.
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noun
Meaning 8
Alternative spelling of brahmin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 9
any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Brahman, Brahma, Bos indicus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bovine
Narrower terms: zebu
noun
Meaning 10
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brahman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: varna
noun
Meaning 11
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- originally all brahmans were priests
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brahman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
Narrower terms: smarta
noun
Meaning 12
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a Boston brahman
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brahman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aristocrat, blue blood, patrician
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French bramine, from obsolete Portuguese bramine, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa); modern French brahmane, Portuguese brâmane are readjusted after Sanskrit. Doublet of Brahmana.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: brahmalainen — of or relating to brahmins
- Arabic: بِرَهْمَن (birahman) — caste
- Aramaic: ܒܪܟܡܢܐ (braḵmānā) — caste
- Balinese: brahmana — caste
- Belarusian: брахма́н (braxmán) — caste
- Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon) — caste
- Burmese: ပုဏ္ဏား (punna:) — caste
- Burmese: ဗြာဟ္မဏ (brahma.na.) — caste
- Buryat: бирман (birman) — caste
- Chinese Mandarin: 婆羅門 /婆罗门 (póluómén) — caste
- Chinese Mandarin: 梵志 (fànzhì) — caste
- Coptic: ⲃⲣⲁⲭⲙⲁⲛⲏⲥ (brakhmanēs) — caste
- Esperanto: bramano — caste
- Finnish: brahmaani — caste
- French: brahmane — caste
- German: Brahmane — caste
- Greek: βραχμάνος (vrachmános) — caste
- Gujarati: બ્રાહ્મણ (brāhmaṇ) — caste
- Hindi: ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) — caste
- Indonesian: brahmana — caste
- Irish: Bráman — caste
- Japanese: 婆羅門 (baramon) — caste
- Japanese: ブラフミン (burafumin) — caste
- Kalmyk: бирмн (birmn) — caste
- Kannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ (brāhmaṇa) — caste
- Kazakh: брахман (braxman) — caste
- Khmer: ព្រហ្មញ្ញ (prummañ) — caste
- Khmer: ព្រហ្មណ្យ (prumman) — caste
- Korean: 브라만 (beuraman) — caste
- Korean: 바라문 (baramun) — caste
- Kyrgyz: брахман (brahman) — caste
- Lao: ພາມ (phām) — caste
- Malayalam: ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ (brāhmaṇaṉ) — caste
- Marathi: ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ) — caste
- Mongolian: бярман (bjarman) — caste
- Odia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ (brāhmaṇa) — caste
- Pali: brāhmaṇa — caste
- Persian: برهمن (barahman) — caste
- Persian: برهمین (barahmin) — caste
- Portuguese: brâmane — caste
- Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ (brāhmaṇ) — caste
- Punjabi: ਪੰਮਾ (pammā) — caste
- Russian: брахма́н (braxmán) — caste
- Russian: брами́н (bramín) — caste
- Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) — caste
- Sanskrit: द्विज (dvija) — caste
- Saraiki: مِصْر (miṣr) — caste
- Sinhalese: බ්රාහ්මණය (brāhmaṇaya) — caste
- Spanish: brahmán — caste
- Tamil: அந்தணன் (antaṇaṉ) — caste
- Tamil: பிராமணன் (pirāmaṇaṉ) — caste
- Tamil: பார்ப்பான் (pārppāṉ) — caste
- Telugu: బ్రాహ్మణులు (brāhmaṇulu) — caste
- Thai: พราหมณ์ (praam) — caste
- Ukrainian: брахма́н (braxmán) — caste
- Urdu: براہمن (brāhmaṇ) — caste
- Urdu: برہمن (brahmaṇ) — caste
- Vietnamese: Bà La Môn — caste
- Chinese Mandarin: 婆罗门教 (póluóménjiào) — believer in Brahman
- Finnish: brahmalainen — believer in Brahman
- Irish: Bráman — believer in Brahman
- Italian: bramino — believer in Brahman
- Russian: брахма́н (braxmán) — believer in Brahman
- Russian: брами́н (bramín) — believer in Brahman
- Tagalog: Braman — believer in Brahman
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