varna

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varna^¹

/ˈvɜːnə/
/ˈvɑːnə/

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From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

noun varnas

Hinduism any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

Varna^²

noun Varnas

Alternative letter-case form of varna

proper noun

A city in northeastern Bulgaria.

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noun caste

Português	varna
Français	varna
Русский	варна varna

name city in Bulgaria

한국어	바르나 Bareuna
日本語	バルナ Baruna
中文	瓦爾納 /瓦尔纳 Wǎ'ěrnà
हिन्दी	वार्ना vārnā
Português	Varna
Deutsch	Warna
Ελληνικά	Βάρνα Várna, Οδυσσός Odyssós
Română	Varna
Русский	Ва́рна Várna

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@misc{varna_2026,
  title = {varna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/varna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}