jaisī
| Notes | [fr S. jyotiṣa] var. jaisi; n. 1) astrologer; 2) Brahman accorded lower status than upādhyāya, said to be the offspring of an upādhyāya Brahmin, and a married woman, widow or girl of a Brahmin or Jaisī caste without formal alliance. There were several categories of jaisī according to the caste of the woman, the father in all cases being an Upadhyaya man (cf. Regmi 2002: 300; Regmi 1972: 227). 3) a Newar caste (cf. Regmi 1978: 859). |
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