Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun jati

1 sense of jati

Sense 1
jati -- ((Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter))
       => caste -- ((Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity)