sudra

1 9.9

A person in the lowest of the four Hindu castes who does manual work and service jobs

noun
/ˈsuːdrə/

: sudra

In traditional Indian society, a sudra was expected to serve the higher castes.

Examples

The caste system classified people like him as sudra, limiting their social mobility.
Many sudras faced discrimination throughout history.
He identified himself as a sudra and worked as a farm laborer.
In ancient India, a sudra was often required to serve the higher castes.
He identified himself as a sudra and worked as a farm laborer.
In traditional Indian society, a sudra was expected to serve the higher castes.
The caste system classified people like him as sudra, limiting their social mobility.

Synonyms

Shudra

vssudra

Indian

1 9.9

A person in the lowest of the four traditional Hindu social groups who does physical work like farming or crafts

refers to the same lowest caste but uses a lowercase or variant spelling

Surface Forms

sudra singular

sudras plural

Etymology

Sudra comes from the Sanskrit word śūdra, often spelled shudra, which meant 'servant' or 'laborer'. In the old Indian caste system sudra named the lowest of the four social groups, so today it refers to people who were expected to do manual work and service.