noun
Meaning 1
A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Shudra
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/ʃuːdɹə/
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/ʃʊdɹə/
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Shudra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sudra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: varna
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sudra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Burmese: သုဒ္ဒ (sudda.) — a Hindu of the fourth varna
- Hindi: शूद्र (śūdra) — a Hindu of the fourth varna
- Hindi: क्षुद्र (kṣudra) — a Hindu of the fourth varna
- Indonesian: sudra — a Hindu of the fourth varna
- Pali: sudda — a Hindu of the fourth varna
- Portuguese: xudra — a Hindu of the fourth varna