English
Shudra
Shudra comes from Sanskrit शूद्र ‘a Shudra’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशूद्र‘a Shudra’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Shudra
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशूद्र‘a Shudra’
- Englishearliest quotation 1951Shudra
Earliest quotation: 1951, Helen Mayer Hacker, Women as Minority Group: “A Sudra knows that his lot in life has…”
Every English word from Sanskrit शूद्र
Today it means
noun A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit शूद्र / Shudra