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brahman

/bˈɹɒmən/BRO-muhn
/bˈɹɑmən/BRAH-muhn

Meaningprayer

Common meaning: a member of the Hindu priestly class

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritbrahman‘prayer’source
  2. Sanskritmeaning shiftsprayer → a holy manbrahmana‘a holy man’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa holy man → a member of the Hindu priestly classbrahman‘a member of the Hindu priestly class’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit brahman ‘prayer’.

Roots

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