shudra (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *Shudra / shudra*:
NOUN	person	Shudra, Sudra	a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
NOUN	group	shudra, sudra	the lowest of the four varnas

English > *Shudra*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste.
Synonym	Sudra
Member of	sudra, shudra	The lowest of the four varnas
Broader	Hindu, Hindoo, Hindustani	A native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

English > *shudra*: 2 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	The lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status.
Synonym	sudra
Members	Shudra, Sudra	A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
Broader	varna	(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

HyperDic: shudra