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varna

/ˈvɜːnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
var-na
IPA
/ˈvɜːnə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative letter-case form of varna.

name

A city in northeastern Bulgaria.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

varnas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

varnashrama Brahmin Kshatriya Vaishya Shudra savarna avarna Dalit

Rhymes With

barna

Questions

How do you pronounce varna?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɜːnə/.
What does varna mean?
any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
Where does varna come from?
From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

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