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brāhmaṇo

brāhmaṇa

masc nom sg of brāhmaṇa (noun)

1. Brahman; priest; man of the Brahman caste
2. arahant; awakened being; saint; paragon
3. monk; sage; holy man
4. in reference to MN49 Brahmanimantanikasutta

Etymology. √brah > brāh + ma + *aṇa; from √brah 'increase'; Sanskrit brāhmaṇa [bṛh]

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

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