HyperDic: vaisya

English > 2 senses of the word Vaisya / vaisya:
NOUNperson Vaisyaa member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste
groupvaisyathe third of the four varnas
English > Vaisya: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes.
Member ofvaisyaThe third of the four varnas
BroaderHindu, Hindoo, HindustaniA native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
English > vaisya: 2 senses > noun 2, group
MeaningThe third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category.
MembersVaisyaA member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste
Broadervarna(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)

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