brahmin
バラモン
解説 Definition
Brahmin は、インドの伝統的な身分制度で祭司や学者と結びつけられてきたバラモンを指す言葉です。宗教史や社会史の説明で使われ、現代の人を指す場合は文脈に注意が必要です。
A Brahmin is a member of the social group traditionally associated with priestly duties, sacred learning, and scholarship in the Hindu varna system. In modern contexts, the term can identify a community or inherited social background and does not necessarily describe a person’s occupation or beliefs.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Brahmin はインドの伝統的な身分制度で、祭司・宗教的学識と結び付けられてきた人や共同体を指します。priest、ritual、community との共起を覚えましょう。究極的実在 Brahman、創造神 Brahma とは別語です。現代の個人については職業や考え方を一律に決め付けず、歴史・社会・本人の帰属を示す文脈に沿って使います。
Link Brahmin with a person or community traditionally associated with priesthood, ritual learning, and scholarship. A phrase such as a Brahmin priest makes the human reference clear. Do not confuse Brahmin with Brahman, the ultimate reality in Hindu philosophy, or Brahma, the deity associated with creation. The vowel in the last syllable is a useful spelling signal: Brahmin with i refers to a member of a social group. In present-day contexts, avoid assuming that every Brahmin is a priest or shares identical practices; local traditions, occupations, and personal identities vary.
例文
The book explains the role of a Brahmin in ancient rituals.
その本は、古代の儀式におけるバラモンの役割を説明しています。
A Brahmin priest led the ceremony at the temple.
バラモンの祭司が寺院で儀式を執り行いました。
The historian noted that Brahmin communities had different local traditions.
その歴史家は、バラモンの共同体には地域ごとに異なる伝統があったと述べました。
brahmin の類義語・関連語
brahmin の語源・成り立ち Etymology
brahmin はサンスクリット語 brahmana から英語に入った語で、もと「祈り・聖なる力」に関わる人を指しました。語幹 brahma(n) は宗教的な真理や神聖さに結びつくので、「祭司階級」を表すのも自然です。関連語は Brahma, Brahman.
Brahmin entered English through forms derived from Sanskrit brāhmaṇa, a term for a person connected with sacred knowledge and priestly functions. It belongs to the same ancient religious vocabulary as brahman, a word associated first with sacred utterance and later with ultimate reality. Historical transmission through other languages produced several English spellings before Brahmin became standard. The word’s origin explains its traditional priestly association, but its modern social use can refer to identity or community rather than an individual’s current occupation.
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