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brāhmaṇī

fem nom sg of brāhmaṇī (noun); fem nom pl of brāhmaṇī (noun); fem acc pl of brāhmaṇī (noun); fem voc sg of brāhmaṇī (noun); …

  1. Brahman woman
  2. belonging to Brahma; Brahman

Etymology. √brah > brāh + ma + *ṇa + ī; from √brah 'increase'; Sanskrit brāhmaṇī [bṛh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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