varna

== English == === Etymology === From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɜːnə/, /ˈvɑːnə/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nə === Noun === varna (plural varnas) (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes ==== Related terms ==== varnashrama ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra savarna, avarna Dalit === See also === Wikipedia article on Varna Wikipedia article on varnas in Hinduism === References === Credo, Quia Occidentale Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass. === Anagrams === Arnav, Narva, Navar, Vrana, navar, varan == Czech == === Alternative forms === várna (obsolete) === Etymology === From vařit + -na. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvarna] === Noun === varna f boilery, boiling house ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “varna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “varna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “varna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Icelandic == === Noun === varna indefinite genitive plural of vörn == Lithuanian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ. Cognate with Latvian vãrna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [¹ˈʋɑˑrnɐ] Rhymes: -ɑˑrnɐ Syllabification: vár‧na === Noun === várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1 crow (Corvus cornix) várna krañkia/rė̃kia ― a crow caws/cries ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (nouns): (diminutive) varnelė juodvarnis m ==== Related terms ==== (noun) varnas m ==== See also ==== kovas === References === “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną. === Verb === varna to be careful to preserve, to protect to warn ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: varna == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: var‧na === Noun === varna f (plural varnas) (Hinduism, rare) varna, the four original castes of traditional Hindu society. Synonym: casta ==== Hyponyms ==== savarna brâmane xátria vaixá xudra ==== Coordinate terms ==== avarna dálita == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋàːrna/ === Adjective === várna inflection of várən: masculine nominative/accusative dual feminine nominative singular neuter nominative/accusative plural == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną. === Pronunciation === === Verb === varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna) to warn; to issue a warning ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== varning === Anagrams === varan