Brahmani

American  

[brah-muh-nee] / ˈbrɑ mə ni /

Or Brahmanee

noun

plural

Brahmanis

1. a woman of the Brahman class.

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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

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

The rivers are the Ib and the Brahmani, formed here by the union of the Sankh and the South Koel, both navigable by canoes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

The Cuttack delta is divided into two great valleys, one of them lying between the Baitarani and the Brahmani, the other between the Brahmani and the Mahanadi.

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

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