brāhmaṇa
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- ब्राह्मण (Devanagari script)
- ব্রাহ্মণ (Bengali script)
- බ්රාහ්මණ (Sinhalese script)
- ဗြာဟ္မဏ or ၿြႃႁ္မꧣ or ၿြႃႁ်မꧣ (Burmese script)
- พฺราหฺมณ or พราหมะณะ (Thai script)
- ᨻᩕᩣᩉ᩠ᨾᨱ (Tai Tham script)
- ພ຺ຣາຫ຺ມຓ or ພຣາຫມະຓະ (Lao script)
- ព្រាហ្មណ (Khmer script)
- 𑄝𑄳𑄢𑄂𑄦𑄴𑄟𑄕 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa), replacing inherited *bamhaṇa.
Noun
brāhmaṇa m (feminine brāhmaṇī)
- brahmin (a man of the Brahman caste)
Usage notes
The initial cluster does not make position in the older poetry, suggesting that this word now has a spelling pronunciation.
Declension
Declension table of "brāhmaṇa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | brāhmaṇo | brāhmaṇā or brāhmaṇāse |
| Accusative (second) | brāhmaṇaṃ | brāhmaṇe |
| Instrumental (third) | brāhmaṇena | brāhmaṇehi or brāhmaṇebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | brāhmaṇassa or brāhmaṇāya or brāhmaṇatthaṃ | brāhmaṇānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | brāhmaṇasmā or brāhmaṇamhā or brāhmaṇā | brāhmaṇehi or brāhmaṇebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | brāhmaṇassa | brāhmaṇānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | brāhmaṇasmiṃ or brāhmaṇamhi or brāhmaṇe | brāhmaṇesu |
| Vocative (calling) | brāhmaṇa | brāhmaṇā |