ब्राह्मणेतर

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A Sanskritic compound of ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇ, “a brahmin”) +‎ इतर (itar, “other”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɾɑːɦ.mə.ɳeː.t̪əɾ/, [bɾäːʱ.mɐ.ɳeː.t̪ɐɾ]

Adjective[edit]

ब्राह्मणेतर • (brāhmaṇetar) (indeclinable)

(rare) not belonging to the Brahmin caste; either a Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra

Further reading[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ब्राह्मणेतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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