Meanings
shudra1
Shudra2
plural Shudras · alternative shudra · alternative Sudra · alternative sudra · alternative archaic Shoodur · alternative archaic Shuddery · alternative archaic Soora · alternative archaic Soodra · alternative archaic Sooder · alternative archaic Soudra
- A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers.
A Sudra knows that his lot in life has been cast by divine fiat, and he does not expect the perquisites of a Brahmin.
1951 October, Helen Mayer Hacker, “Women as Minority Group”, in Howard W. Odum, Katherine Jocher, editors, Social Forces, volume 30, number 1, Williams & Wilkins, →DOI, page 60
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Sanskritशूद्र
- Sanskritशूद्र
- EnglishShudra
Borrowed from Sanskrit शूद्र (śūdra).
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Hindi शूद्र, क्षुद्र
- शूद्र (śūdra)a Hindu of the fourth varna
- क्षुद्र (kṣudra)a Hindu of the fourth varna
Indonesian sudra
- sudraa Hindu of the fourth varna
Portuguese xudra
- xudraa Hindu of the fourth varna
Cite this entry
shudra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shudra
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