KAYASTH


Meaning of KAYASTH in English

ˈkäyəst noun

or ka·yas·tha -stə

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Sanskrit kāyastha, probably from kāya body, group + -stha standing, being in; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up and to Sanskrit tiṣṭhati he stands — more at poet , stand

: a member of a high Hindu caste especially numerous in Bengal and Uttar Pradesh whose caste occupation is that of clerks, writers, and accountants

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