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Vaishya^¹

/ˈvaɪʃ(j)ə/

Rhymes with -aɪʃə

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya).

noun Vaishyas · vaishya

The third caste of traditional Indian society, comprising merchants and landowners.
A member of this caste. To perform successfully in the marketplace, vaishyas had to be ambitious, to want worldly goods, and to compete aggressively with their rivals, and this "desire" bound them inexorably to the cycle of death and rebirth.

vaishya^²

noun vaishyas · vaiśya

Alternative letter-case form of Vaishya

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noun caste

中文	吠舍 fèishè
हिन्दी	वैश्य vaiśya
Português	vaixá

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@misc{vaishya_2026,
  title = {vaishya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaishya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}