Etymology

savarna

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Today it means: A member of the Savarna gotra (lineage) of the Brahmin caste. Full definition →

Hindi सवर्ण ← Sanskrit सवर्ण
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromसवर्ण“same colour, same caste”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromसवर्ण
  3. English todaysavarna

From Hindi सवर्ण (savarṇ), derived from Sanskrit सवर्ण (savarṇa, “same colour, same caste”).

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