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varna

UK/ˈvɜːnə/ US/ˈvɑːnə/ uncommon

noun

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(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

Origin

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

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