Kayasth
noun
Ka·yasth
ˈkäyəst
variants or Kayastha
-stə
plural -s
: a member of a high Hindu caste especially numerous in Bengal and Uttar Pradesh whose caste occupation is that of clerks, writers, and accountants
Word History
Etymology
Sanskrit kāyastha, probably from kāya body, group + -stha standing, being in; akin to Sanskrit cinoti he gathers, heaps up and to Sanskrit tiṣṭhati he stands
- get bums on seats
- get busy
- get by
- get carried away
- get caught in a storm
- get cracking
- get dolled up
- get down
- get down (to)
- get down and dirty
- get down on one's (hands and) knees
- get down on one's hands and knees
- get down on one's knees
- get down to
- get down to (something)
- get down to brass tacks
- get down to business
- get down to something
- get down to the nitty-gritty
- get down to work
- get dressed
- get even
- get even (for)
- get even for
- get even with