varna

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English

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Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, to choose, select).

Pronunciation

Noun

varna (plural varnas)

  1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

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References

  • Credo, Quia Occidentale
  • Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vařit +‎ -na.

Pronunciation

Noun

varna f

  1. boilery, boiling house

Declension

Further reading

  • varna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • varna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • varna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Icelandic

Noun

varna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

Lithuanian

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Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1[2]

  1. crow (Corvus cornix)
    várna krañkia/rė̃kia[2]a crow caws/cries

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 528
  2. 2.0 2.1 “varna” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Verb

varna

  1. to be careful
  2. to preserve, to protect
  3. to warn

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: varna

Slovene

Pronunciation

Adjective

várna

  1. inflection of várən:
    1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna)

  1. to warn; to issue a warning

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