brahmana

== English == === Alternative forms === brāhmaṇa === Etymology === Anglicized/transliterated from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brā́hmaṇa). === Noun === brahmana (plural brahmana or brahmanas) The brahmin varna in Hinduism. (Plural: brahmana.) A brahmin; a member of the brahmana (sense 1). "'It was I who struck this wily brāhmaṇa' said Virāṭa." (Mahābhārata: "Virāṭa Parva") A prose text that explains aspects of the Vedas. ==== Synonyms ==== brahman brahmin == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brahˈmana/ Hyphenation: brah‧ma‧na Rhymes: -na, -a === Noun === brahmana (Hinduism) a Brahmin, a man belonging to the 1st of the 3 twice-born classes and of the 4 original divisions of the Hindu body (generally a priest, but often in the present day a layman engaged in non-priestly occupations although the name is strictly only applicable to one who knows and repeats the veda) === Further reading === “brahmana”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016