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Brahmani

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

noun

Brahmanis plural
  1. a woman of the Brahman class.


Brahmani British  
/ ˈbrɑːmənɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Brahmani

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

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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

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 whole is about 14,000 sq. m. in extent, and forms the source of the Barakhar, Damodar, Kasai, Subanrekha, Baitarani, Brahmani, Ib and other rivers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Spurting away from a chasing Brahmani cow is an every-day experience.

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

Noble sir, I am not the daughter of the Rishi, neither am I a Brahmani girl; so there can be no harm in my touching your feet.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Day, Lal Behari

They dined, the Brahmans and Brahmanis first, then the others in due order.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

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