kaste

Meaning

1. (feminine) a caste, hereditary Indian socio-religious class (except the 'unclean' lowest) (depreciated in specialist usage)
2. (feminine) a similarly closed social class, especially if rather impenetrable -notably (de facto) hereditary-, as in Ancient Egypt or various tribal and feudal societies
3. (feminine) any closed, social and/or hierarchic group, such as a priesthood or a military corps
4. (feminine, obsolete) national/ethnic group or character

Concepts

caste

Translations

Kaste

caste

casta

casta

kast

κάστα

casta

طَبَقِيَّة

casta

طَبَقَة

طبقة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑstə/

Etymology

Cognate with German: Kaste

Cognate with English: caste

Cognate with French: caste

In summary

From Portuguese casta (“lineage, race”), from the feminine of casto (“pure, chaste”), from Latin castus (“pure, clean”). Cognate with Danish, Norwegian (see below), German Kaste, English caste, French caste etc.