varna

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/ˈvɜːnə//ˈvɑːnə/

noun

any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

OriginSanskrit वर्ण →
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Meanings

varna1

nounvarna (plural varnas)

plural varnas

  1. Hinduismany of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

Varna2

nounVarna (plural Varnas)

plural Varnas

  1. Alternative letter-case form of varna.
proper noun
  1. A city in northeastern Bulgaria.

Origin

  1. Sanskritवर्ण“colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”
  2. Englishvarna

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

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Translations

Bulgarian Ва́рна
  • Ва́рна (Várna)city in Bulgaria
Chinese Mandarin 瓦爾納 /瓦尔纳
  • 瓦爾納 /瓦尔纳 (Wǎ'ěrnà)city in Bulgaria
Esperanto Varna
  • Varnacity in Bulgaria
French varna
  • varnacaste
German Warna
  • Warnacity in Bulgaria
Greek Βάρνα, Οδυσσός
  • Βάρνα (Várna)city in Bulgaria
  • Οδυσσός (Odyssós)city in Bulgaria
Hindi वार्ना
  • वार्ना (vārnā)city in Bulgaria
Hungarian Várna
  • Várnacity in Bulgaria
Japanese バルナ
  • バルナ (Baruna)city in Bulgaria
Korean 바르나
  • 바르나 (Bareuna)city in Bulgaria
Latin Odessus
  • Odessuscity in Bulgaria
Malay warna
  • warnacaste
Polish Warna
  • Warnacity in Bulgaria
Portuguese varna, Varna
  • varnacaste
  • Varnacity in Bulgaria
Romanian Varna
  • Varnacity in Bulgaria
Russian варна, Ва́рна
  • варна (varna)caste
  • Ва́рна (Várna)city in Bulgaria
Slovak varna, Varna
  • varnacaste
  • Varnacity in Bulgaria
Tamil வர்ணம், ஜாதி
  • வர்ணம் (varṇam)caste
  • ஜாதி (jāti)caste

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with varna

Barna
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Anagrams

NarvaVranavaranArnavnavar
Cite this entry
APA

varna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varna

MLA

“varna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varna. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “varna,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/varna.

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