वर्ण varṇ

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

sa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Colour; quality (of gold, as shown by its mark on a touchstone).
Class, type, kind; race.
Any of the four classes into which Indo-Aryan society was early divided, viz. brāhmaṇ, kṣhatriya, vaiśhya and śhūdra.
(in comp.) Caste.
Form, aspect; manner of dress; theatrical costume.
Letter (of an alphabet, a syllabary), sound, syllable.
(Bābā) One of the five social classes brāhmaṇ (confluence age), dēvtā (golden age), kṣhatriya (silver age), vaiśhya (copper age) and śhūdra (iron age).

Usual translation

  1. clan
  2. caste

Origin of the definition

वर्ण varṇ [S.], m. 1. colour; quality (of gold, as shown by its mark on a touchstone). 2. class, type, kind; race. 3. any of the four classes into which Indo-Aryan society was early divided, viz. brāhmaṇ, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra; (in comp.) caste. 4. form, aspect; manner of dress; theatrical costume. 5. letter (of an alphabet, a syllabary). 6. ling. a sound. 7. a syllable.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

470 occurrences

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Avyakts

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Mamma

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Created
Friday 3 July 2020
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