varna

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜːnə/, /ˈvɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)nə

Noun

varna (plural varnas)

  1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

Translations

See also

References
  • Credo, Quia Occidentale
  • Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

Anagrams

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vařit +‎ -na.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvarna]

Noun

varna f

  1. boilery, boiling house

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • varna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • varna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • varna in Internetová jazyková příručka

Icelandic

Noun

varna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvarnɐ/

Noun

várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1 [2]

  1. (Corvus cornix) crow
    várna krañkia/rė̃kia[2] - a crow caws/cries

Declension
declension of varna
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) várnos
genitive (kilmininkas) várnos várnų
dative (naudininkas) várnai várnoms
accusative (galininkas) várną várnas
instrumental (įnagininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) várnomis
locative (vietininkas) várnoje várnose
vocative (šauksmininkas) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) várnos

Derived terms

(nouns):

  • (diminutive) varnelė
  • juodvarnis m

See also

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 528
  2. “varna” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Verb

varna

  1. to be careful
  2. to preserve, to protect
  3. to warn

Conjugation
Conjugation of varna (weak)
present past
infinitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) —
participle varnandi, -e varnaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
þū varnar varni, -e Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
han varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
vīr varnum, -om varnum, -om varnum, -om varnaþum, -om varnaþum, -om
īr varnin varnin varnin varnaþin varnaþin
þēr Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) varnin — varnaþu, -o varnaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
þū varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
han varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
vīr varnums, -oms varnums, -oms — varnaþums, -oms varnaþums, -oms
īr varnins varnins — varnaþins varnaþins
þēr varnas varnins — varnaþus, -os varnaþins

Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋàːrna/

Adjective

várna

  1. inflection of várən:
    1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Pronunciation
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Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. to warn; to issue a warning

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Anagrams
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