also: スードラ · シュダラ · スダラ
noun
Shudra; member of the worker caste
Historical term for the fourth varna in the traditional Hindu caste system, associated with labor and service. Usually written in katakana.
from Sanskrit śūdra
古代インドのカースト制度では、シュードラは労働者階級とされていた。
In the ancient Indian caste system, the Shudra were considered the laborer class.
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
From Sanskrit śūdra, referring to the fourth varna in the traditional Hindu caste system.