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Entry ब्राह्मणी

ब्राह्मणीbrāhmaṇī1 A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste.
1. 1 A woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste.
2. The wife of a Brāhmaṇa.
3. Intellect; (बुद्धि according to नीलकण्ठ).
4. A kind of lizard; हृष्टः पश्यति तस्यान्तं ब्राह्मणी करकादिव Rām.3.29.5.
5. A kind of wasp.
6. A kind of brass (Marâthî सोनपितळ).
Derived forms and compounds
- -गामिन् Masculine the paramour of a Brāhmaṇa woman.
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