Etymology

kshatriya

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Today it means: A member of the second-highest of the four castes or varnas in traditional Hindu society: the warrior or military caste. Full definition →

Sanskrit क्षत्रिय
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromक्षत्रिय“(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”
  2. English todaykshatriya

From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “(the warrior or military caste or a member of this caste”), from क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Akin to satrap.

Words from the same roots

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Chhetri

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