jajman

noun

jaj·​man

ˌjəjˈmän

plural jajmans

-nz

or jajmani

-nē

: one of a fixed circle of persons in a Hindu caste system whom a member of an occupational group (as a barber) serves as an exclusive and hereditary right

Word History

Etymology

Hindi jajmān, from Sanskrit yajamāna, present participle of yajati he sacrifices; akin to Avestan yasna sacrifice

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