Vaisya

[ vahys-yuh, vahysh- ]

noun
  1. a member of the Hindu mercantile and professional class, above the Shudras and below the Kshatriyas.: Compare Brahman1 (def. 1).

Origin of Vaisya

1
First recorded in 1785–95, Vaisya is from the Sanskrit word vaiśya

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Vaisya

/ (ˈvaɪsjə, ˈvaɪʃjə) /


noun
  1. the third of the four main Hindu castes, the traders

Origin of Vaisya

1
C18: from Sanskrit, literally: settler, from viś settlement

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