jati

[jah-tee]

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noun

Hinduism.

caste.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jati¹

From the Sanskrit word jāti

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Example Sentences

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In the Indian caste system, an infinitely more elaborate hierarchy, the subcaste, or jati, to which a person was born established the occupation their family fulfilled, from cleaners of latrines to priests in the temples.