see|Varna
English

Etymology
From Sanskrit वर�ण (var�a) �color, tint, appearance, aspect� (perhaps earlier �faith, preference�).

Pronunciation
IPA|/'v�:n�/, /'v�:n�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)n�|-��(r)n�

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations
trans-top|caste
French: varna f
trans-mid
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See also
w:Varna|Wikipedia article on Varna
w:varna_(caste)|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.

Lithuanian

Noun
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1. crow

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Verb
sv-verb-reg-ar
varna

1. to warn

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