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Shudra
(Shu·dra)
Entry from US Dictionary
(also
Sudra
/ˈso͞odrə/)
noun
a member of the worker caste, lowest of the four Hindu castes.
Origin:
from Sanskrit
śūdra
Nearby Words
shtetl
shtick
shtook
shtum
shtup
shu-shu
shubunkin
shuck
shudder
Shudra
shuffle
shuffleboard
shufti
shul
Shula, Don
shumai
Shumen
shun
shunt