brāhmaṇa

See also: brahmana, Brahmana, and 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)

1. 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