Ambashtha

noun Am·bash·tha \ (ˌ)əmˈbəshtə \

Definition of Ambashtha

plural -s

: a member of a caste in India formed by persons descended from Brahman fathers and Vaisya mothers and having the practice of the art of healing as its prerogative

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Origin and Etymology of ambashtha

Sanskrit Ambaṣṭha

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First Known Use: 1838

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