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Brahmana¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). Doublet of brahmin.

proper noun Brahmanas · Brāhmaṇa

  1. Hinduism Any of several ancient Hindu religious prose texts that explain the relationship of the Vedas to the sacrificial ceremonies.

noun Brahmanas · Brāhmaṇa

  1. alternative Alternative form of Brahman

brahmana²

Where it comes from

Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa).

noun brahmana · brahmanas

  1. The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.)
  2. A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1). "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva")
  3. A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas.

Similar: brahman, brahmin

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@misc{brahmana_2026,
  title = {brahmana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brahmana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}