Vaisya
[
vahys
-y
uh
,
vahysh
-]
/ˈvaɪs yə, ˈvaɪʃ-/
noun
1.
a member of the Hindu mercantile and professional class, above the Shudras and below the Kshatriyas.
Compare
Brahman
(def 1).
Origin
1785-95;
<
Sanskrit
vaiśya
British Dictionary definitions for
Vaisya
Vaisya
/
ˈvaɪsjə;
ˈvaɪʃjə
/
noun
1.
the third of the four main Hindu castes, the traders
Word Origin
C18: from Sanskrit, literally: settler, from
viś
settlement