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বৰ্ণ

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বৰ্ণ (borno)

  1. caste
  2. letter or alphabet
  3. colour

Derived terms

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References

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  • বৰ্ণ”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.