varna
Portuguese, noun/ˈvaʁ.nɐ/
varna is spelled V-A-R-N-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese, the 85,416th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Varna is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “varna, the four original castes of traditional Hindu society” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does varna mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerarevarna, the four original castes of traditional Hindu society.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of varna
- varnas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce varna?
- Brazil /ˈvaʁ.nɐ/
- Brazil [ˈvaɦ.nɐ]
- /ˈvaɾ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to varna
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is varna in Portuguese?
varna appears about once in every 7 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).