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ਜਾਤ (jata) - Meaning in English

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ਜਾਤ - Meaning in English

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Definitions and Meaning of ਜਾਤ in Punjabi

ਜਾਤ noun

  1. in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony

    caste

    • a social class separate...

      Synonyms

      ਜਾਤ-ਪਾਤ, ਜਾਤੀ-ਪਾਤੀ

      caste, ...

          Description

          ਜਾਤ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਬ੍ਰਾਮਣ, ਤੇਲੀ, ਕੁਰਮੀ, ਧੋਬੀ ਆਦਿ ਉਤਰੀ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੀਆਂ ਜਾਤੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਵੈਦਿਕ ਸਮਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਰਤ ਦੀ ਵੰਡ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਰ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਇਹ ਚਾਰ ਵਰਣ: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ, ਖੱਤਰੀ, ਵੈਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੂਦਰ ਹਨ। ਪਰ ਅੱਜ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਲੱਖਾਂ ਜਾਤੀਆਂ ਬਣ ਗਈਆਂ। ਜਾਤੀ ਦੇ ਆਧਾਰ ਉਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਭੇਦਭਾਵ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਤੀਵਾਦ ਅਖਵਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। 

          A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to: marry exclusively within the same caste (endogamy), follow lifestyles often linked to a particular occupation, hold a ritual status observed within a hierarchy, and interact with others based on cultural notions of exclusion, with certain castes considered as either more pure or more polluted than others. Its paradigmatic ethnographic example is the division of India's Hindu society into rigid social groups. Its roots lie in South Asia's ancient history and it still exists. However, the economic significance of the caste system in India has been declining as a result of urbanisation and affirmative action programs. A subject of much scholarship by sociologists and anthropologists, the Hindu caste system is sometimes used as an analogical basis for the study of caste-like social divisions existing outside Hinduism and India. In colonial Spanish America, mixed-race castas were a category within the Hispanic sector, but the social order was otherwise fluid.

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          More matches for ਜਾਤ

          noun 

          ਜਾਤੀethnic group
          ਜਾਤ-ਪਾਤcaste
          ਜਾਤਾਂpersons
          ਜਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀcaste system
          ਜਾਤੀ ਸਮੂਹcaste groups
          ਜਾਤੀ ਭੇਦcaste distinctions
          ਜਾਤੀ ਭੇਦcaste prejudices
          ਜਾਤ ਭੇਦrace distinctions
          ਜਾਤੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਸ਼ਦcaste council
          ਜਾਤੀ ਭੇਦcaste differentiation

          What is ਜਾਤ meaning in English?

          The word or phrase ਜਾਤ refers to in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony, or a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth, or (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity, or social status or position conferred by a system based on class. See ਜਾਤ meaning in English, ਜਾਤ definition, translation and meaning of ਜਾਤ in English. Learn and practice the pronunciation of ਜਾਤ. Find the answer of what is the meaning of ਜਾਤ in English.

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