Kayasth

noun

Ka·​yasth

ˈkäyəst

variants or Kayastha

-stə

plural -s

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

Word History

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

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