Bāhun (English spelling)

Japanese: Bāhun(英語表記)Bahun
Bāhun (English spelling)

... The Gurkhas are primarily Hindus who speak Nepali, an Indo-European language, and have a North Indian culture. They are divided into several castes, but are characterized by the absence of intermediate castes. The highest castes are the Bāhun (Brahman) and the Chetri (Kshatriya), and at the lowest are the Kāmi (blacksmiths), Sārki (leatherworkers), and Damāi (tailors). The royal family belongs to the Thakuri caste, which is included in the Chhetri caste in the broad sense. ...

From Nepal


【society】
Nepal is a multi-ethnic and multi-caste country. The most politically powerful are the high-ranking castes of the Bāhun (Brahmin) and Chetri (the Nepali accent of Kshatriya), who are native speakers of Nepali (those who belong to category (1)-(a) under [Population, Language]). The latter includes the king.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Bāhun" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… グルカ勢力の中心はインド・ヨーロッパ語系のネパール語を母語として北インド的な文化をもつヒンドゥー教徒で内部はいくつかのカーストに分かれるが,中間諸カーストが欠落しているのが特徴である。高位のカーストはバウンBāhun(ブラフマン),チェトリChetri(クシャトリヤ)で,最下位にカミKāmi(鍛冶屋),サルキSārki(皮職人),ダマイDamāi(仕立屋)などが存在する。王家は広義のチェトリ・カーストに含められるタクリThakuriに属する。…

【ネパール】より


【社会】
 ネパールは多民族,多カースト国家である。その中で政治的に最も有力なのが,ネパール語を母語とする人々([住民,言語]の項の(1)‐(a)に属す)の中の高位のカーストであるバウンBāhun(バラモン),チェトリChetrī(クシャトリヤのネパール語なまり)などである。後者には国王も含まれる。…

※「Bāhun」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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