Etymology

varna

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Today it means: any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes Full definition →

Sanskrit वर्ण
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  1. Sanskrit · derived fromवर्ण“colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”
  2. English todayvarna

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

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