Relating to or characteristic of Brahmins, their practices, beliefs, or the Brahmin caste system.
From 'brahman' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic'. This combines Sanskrit roots with English word-formation patterns to create an adjective describing Brahmin-related concepts.
The switching between 'brahmanic,' 'brahmanical,' and 'brahminic' shows how colonial English scholars weren't quite sure how to anglicize Sanskrit words—multiple 'correct' spellings reveal the messiness of language contact!
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