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Brahmani

American  
[brah-muh-nee] / ˈbrɑ mə ni /
Or Brahmanee

noun

plural

Brahmanis
  1. a woman of the Brahman class.


Brahmani British  
/ ˈbrɑːmənɪ /

noun

  1. (sometimes not capital) a woman of the Brahman caste

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Etymology

Origin of Brahmani

1785–95; < Sanskrit, feminine of brāhmaṇa Brahman 1

Example Sentences

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Dutee Chand was only 4 when she started running, tagging along with her sister, Saraswati, a competitive runner who liked to practice sprints along the local Brahmani River.

From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2016

They are intersected by three large rivers, the Baitarani, Brahmani and Mahanadi.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

As she went on she saw the shed of a Brahmani bull.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari

In striking contrast to them are the aristocratic little cream-colored Brahmani cows, with the curious big "camel-hump" on their withers.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

Here a Brahmani maiden, leading from youth the vow of Brahmacharya, became crowned with ascetic success.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan