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Shudra^¹

/ʃuːdɹə/
/ʃʊdɹə/

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra).

noun Shudras · shudra · Sudra · sudra · Shoodur · Shuddery

A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers. A Sudra knows that his lot in life has been cast by divine fiat, and he does not expect the perquisites of a Brahmin.

shudra^²

noun shudras

Alternative letter-case form of Shudra

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noun a Hindu of the fourth varna

हिन्दी	शूद्र śūdra, क्षुद्र kṣudra
Português	xudra

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@misc{shudra_2026,
  title = {shudra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shudra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}