vaixá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vajˈʃa/ [vaɪ̯ˈʃa]
 

  • Rhymes: -atɾiɐ, (faster pronunciation) -atɾjɐ
  • Hyphenation: xá‧tri‧a

Noun

vaixá m or f by sense (plural vaixás)

  1. vaishya (the third-highest ranking caste within the fourfold varna system of traditional Hindu society, consisting of farmers and merchants)

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