বামন

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Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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বামন (bamon) (comparative আরও বামন, superlative সবচেয়ে বামন)

  1. dwarf

Noun

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বামন (bamon)

  1. dwarf person

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀡 (bāmhaṇa), 𑀩𑀸𑀫𑁆𑀪𑀡 (bāmbhaṇa​), from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa). Doublet of ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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বামন (bamon)

  1. (Hinduism) Brahmin
    Synonym: ব্রাহ্মণ (brahmon)