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Shudra

[ shoo-druh ]
/ ˈʃu drə /

noun

a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.

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Also Sudra.
Compare Brahman1 (def. 1), Kshatriya, Vaisya.

Origin of Shudra

From the Sanskrit word śūdra

Words nearby Shudra

shucking, shucking and jiving, shucks, shudder, shuddering, Shudra, shuffle, shuffleboard, shuffle off, shuffle play, shuffler
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Example sentences from the Web for Shudra

  • Where there was no Brahman inhabitant, all the Shudra merchants invited Bhattchrya.

    Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja

  • The name Shudra symbolises a man who has no margin round him beyond his bare utility.

    Creative Unity|Rabindranath Tagore

  • That you have graciously touched this untouchable Shudra is the proof of your mercy and that of Srvabhauma.

    Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja